The Stuttgart Ricebirds (Stuttgart, AR) basketball nipped the visiting Crossett Eagles (Crossett, AR), 1-0 in Tuesday's league test.

The Ricebirds (11-16) will now prepare for their test against Monticello (Monticello, AR). The Billies go into the 4A Region 8 test with a 10-16 record. In their last test, Monticello was tipped by Mills University Studies (Little Rock, AR), 69-48, in a league test.

The Eagles now own a 7-22 record. They play next when they travel to Star City for a 4A Region 8 test on Thursday, February 15. Crossett will encounter a Bulldogs squad coming off a 67-55 league loss to Hamburg (Hamburg, AR). The Bulldogs record now stands at 7-18.