The Stuttgart Ricebirds basketball squad (Stuttgart, AR), was outscored 63-46 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host Dardanelle Sand Lizards (Dardanelle, AR)

With the victory, Dardanelle advances its record to 12-2 on the year. The Sand Lizards travel to Pottsville (Pottsville, AR) to meet the Apaches in a 4A Region 4 battle on Friday, January 10. The Apaches enter the battle with a record of 5-4.

The Ricebirds now own a 7-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host McGehee for a non-league battle on Thursday, December 19. Stuttgart will meet a Owls squad coming off a 61-56 non-league loss to Star City (Star City, AR). The Owls record now stands at 6-5.