The Jasper Pirates routed the visiting Alpena Leopards basketball team by a final score of 73-49 in Thursday's league game.

In their next game, the Pirates face the Dover Pirates (Dover, AR) in a non-league game, on Friday, December 8. Jasper will attempt to move on its 11-4 season record. The Pirates enter the game with a 0-7 record after their 51-47 league loss to Maumelle Charter (Maumelle, AR).

With the defeat, Alpena moves to 6-10 on the year. The Leopards host Mount Judea (Mount Judea, AR) to face the Eagles in a 1A Region 1 East game on Tuesday, December 12. The Eagles enter the game with a record of 0-7. Mount Judea lost 68-67 in their recent league game against Deer (Deer, AR)