The St. Paul Saints basketball squad (St. Paul, AR), was crushed 65-43 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Magazine Rattlers (Magazine, AR)

With the victory, Magazine advances its record to 9-4 on the year. The Rattlers host Scranton (Scranton, AR) to meet the Rockets in a 1A Region 4 battle on Friday, December 20. The Rockets enter the battle with a record of 14-2. Scranton won 74-24 in their recent league battle against Oark (Oark, AR)

The Saints now own a 5-13 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Mulberry for a 1A Region 4 battle on Friday, December 20. St. Paul will meet a Yellowjackets squad coming off a 56-33 league loss to County Line (Branch, AR). The Yellowjackets record now stands at 11-4.