The Monticello Billies basketball team (Monticello, AR), dropped 53-38 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Hamburg Lions (Hamburg, AR)

The Lions now possess a 19-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Stuttgart for a 4A Region 8 battle on Tuesday, February 6. Hamburg will meet a Ricebirds team coming off a 62-57 league loss to Watson Chapel (Pine Bluff, AR). The Ricebirds record now stands at 8-13.

The Billies (4-13) will now prepare for their contest against Watson Chapel (Pine Bluff, AR). The Wildcats enter the 4A Region 8 contest with a 19-6 record. In their last contest, Watson Chapel ran past Stuttgart (Stuttgart, AR), 62-57, in a league contest.