The Buffalo Island Central Mustangs basketball team scored 70 points and held the visiting Rector Cougars to 65 in the Mustangs non-league triumph on Wednesday.

The Mustangs now sport a 12-7 record. They put it on the line next when they host Bay for a non-league contest on Friday, December 29. Buffalo Island Central will battle a Yellowjackets team coming off a 58-46 league win over Marmaduke (Marmaduke, AR). The Yellowjackets record now stands at 14-9.

The Cougars (9-6) will now prepare for their contest against East Poinsett County (Lepanto, AR). The Warriors enter the 2A Region 3 contest with a 9-4 record. In their last contest, East Poinsett County nudged Salem (Salem, AR), 77-58, in a non-league contest.