The Lavaca Golden Arrows (Lavaca, AR) basketball edged the host Ozark Hillbillies (Ozark, AR), 55-53 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Golden Arrows now possess a 9-5 record. They play next when they travel to Hackett for a non-league bout on Friday, January 3. Lavaca will play a Hornets team coming off a 47-43 non-league win over Elkins (Elkins, AR). The Hornets record now stands at 10-1.

With the loss, Ozark falls to 8-7 on the campaign. The Hillbillies travel to Waldron (Waldron, AR) to play the Bulldogs in a 4A Region 4 bout on Friday, January 10. The Bulldogs go into the bout with a record of 7-5.