In Friday's league outing, the Bearden Bears (Bearden, AR) basketball squad nipped the visiting Hermitage Hermits (Hermitage, AR), by a margin of 59-52.

The Bears (2-3) will now prepare for their outing against Emerson (Emerson, AR). The Pirates go into the 1A Region 8 outing with a 5-5 record.

The Hermits now own a 1-7 record. They play next when they travel to Rison for a non-league outing on Monday, December 11. Hermitage will clash with a Wildcats squad coming off a 61-14 league loss to Junction City (Junction City, AR). The Wildcats record now stands at 0-6.