The Pea Ridge Blackhawks (Pea Ridge, AR) basketball nipped the visiting ESTEM Mets (Little Rock, AR), 53-48 in Friday's non-league test.

The Blackhawks (14-3) will now prepare for their test against Huntsville (Huntsville, AR). The Eagles go into the 4A Region 1 test with a 12-6 record. In their last test, Huntsville was tipped by Crooked Oak (Oklahoma City, OK), 77-50, in a non-league test.

The Mets now own a 7-13 record. They play next when they host Maumelle for a 5A Central test on Tuesday, January 2. ESTEM will encounter a Hornets squad coming off a 51-39 non-league loss to Fayetteville (Fayetteville, AR). The Hornets record now stands at 6-9.