The Hermitage Hermits basketball team scored 48 points and limited the host Harmony Grove Hornets to 38 in the Hermits non-league triumph on Thursday.

The Hermits now have a 2-7 record. They play next when they host Bearden for a 1A Region 8 game on Friday, December 6. Hermitage will confront a Bears team coming off a 39-28 non-league win over Hamburg (Hamburg, AR). The Bears record now stands at 2-4.

With the loss, Harmony Grove falls to 0-3 on the campaign. The Hornets travel to Hampton (Hampton, AR) to confront the Bulldogs in a non-league game on Monday, December 9. The Bulldogs go into the game with a record of 8-3. Hampton won 51-46 in their recent non-league game against Crossett (Crossett, AR)