The Riverside Rebels basketball squad (Lake City, AR), was nudged 37-33 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host Marked Tree Indians (Marked Tree, AR)

With the victory, Marked Tree advances its record to 8-0 on the year. The Indians host Armorel (Armorel, AR) to meet the Tigers in a 1A Region 3 battle on Tuesday, January 7. The Tigers enter the battle with a record of 4-9. Armorel won 55-33 in their recent league battle against KIPP Blytheville (Blytheville, AR)

The Rebels now own a 17-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Corning for a 2A Region 3 battle on Tuesday, January 7. Riverside will meet a Bobcats squad coming off a 63-61 non-league loss to Trumann (Trumann, AR). The Bobcats record now stands at 5-10.