The Concord Pirates basketball squad (Concord, AR), was nudged 47-44 in Wednesday's non-league battle with the visiting White County Central Bears (Judsonia, AR)

With the victory, White County Central advances its record to 7-6 on the year. The Bears travel to Bald Knob (Bald Knob, AR) to meet the Bulldogs in a non-league battle on Thursday, December 5. The Bulldogs enter the battle with a record of 4-1. Bald Knob won 55-47 in their recent non-league battle against Harrisburg (Harrisburg, AR)

The Pirates now own a 7-8 record. They put it on the line next when they host Norfork for a 1A Region 2 battle on Tuesday, December 10. Concord will meet a Panthers squad coming off a 61-51 league loss to Timbo (Timbo, AR). The Panthers record now stands at 6-9.