The crowd at Thursday's league bout between the Glen Rose Beavers (Malvern, AR) and the visiting Jessieville Lions (Jessieville, AR), saw Glen Rose's basketball team beat Jessieville by a tally of 51-31.

The Beavers now possess a 5-5 record. They play next when they travel to Perryville for a 3A Region 5 bout on Friday, January 3. Glen Rose will play a Mustangs team coming off a 41-33 non-league loss to Bigelow (Bigelow, AR). The Mustangs record now stands at 4-6.

With the loss, Jessieville falls to 2-9 on the campaign. The Lions host Central Arkansas Christian (North Little Rock, AR) to play the Mustangs in a non-league bout on Friday, December 27. The Mustangs go into the bout with a record of 1-12. Central Arkansas Christian lost 46-42 in their recent non-league bout against Lonoke (Lonoke, AR)