In Friday's league outing, the Nettleton Raiders (Jonesboro, AR) basketball squad overwhelmed the host Batesville Pioneers (Batesville, AR), by a margin of 79-54.

The Raiders (20-6) will now prepare for their outing against Valley View (Jonesboro, AR). The Blazers go into the 5A East outing with a 9-12 record. In their last outing, Valley View smashed Searcy (Searcy, AR), 60-57, in a league outing.

The Pioneers now own a 5-23 record. They play next when they travel to Searcy for a 5A East outing on Tuesday, February 21. Batesville will clash with a Lions squad coming off a 60-57 league loss to Valley View (Jonesboro, AR). The Lions record now stands at 15-13.