The DeWitt Dragons routed the visiting Palestine-Wheatley Patriots basketball team by a final score of 52-30 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Dragons face the McGehee Owls (McGehee, AR) in a 3A Region 8 game, on Wednesday, January 4. DeWitt will attempt to move on its 4-3 season record.

With the defeat, Palestine-Wheatley moves to 1-8 on the year. The Patriots travel to Beebe (Beebe, AR) to face the Badgers in a non-league game on Thursday, December 29. The Badgers enter the game with a record of 4-9. Beebe won 49-46 in their recent league game against Catholic (Little Rock, AR)