In Tuesday's league outing, the Emerson Pirates (Emerson, AR) basketball squad nipped the host Strong Bulldogs (Strong, AR), by a margin of 60-53.

The Pirates (5-5) will now prepare for their outing against Taylor (Taylor, AR). The Tigers go into the non-league outing with a 4-3 record.

The Bulldogs now own a 0-1 record. They play next when they host Crossett for a non-league outing on Thursday, December 7. Strong will encounter a Eagles squad coming off a 50-48 non-league win over DeWitt (DeWitt, AR). The Eagles record now stands at 3-6.