The Mount Ida Lions ran past the visiting Taylor Tigers basketball team by a final score of 58-49 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Lions face the Bradley Bears (Bradley, AR) in a 1A Region 7 game, on Tuesday, December 12. Mount Ida will attempt to move on its 1-4 season record. The Bears enter the game with a 10-1 record after their 83-38 non-league win over Ashdown (Ashdown, AR).

With the defeat, Taylor moves to 6-5 on the year. The Tigers host Emerson (Emerson, AR) to face the Pirates in a non-league game on Monday, December 11. The Pirates enter the game with a record of 5-5. Emerson won 60-53 in their recent league game against Strong (Strong, AR)