The West Memphis Blue Devils basketball team (West Memphis, AR), was nudged 59-55 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Marion Patriots (Marion, AR)

The Patriots now possess a 14-9 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Nettleton for a 5A East battle on Tuesday, February 6. Marion will confront a Raiders team coming off a 40-38 league loss to Greene County Tech (Paragould, AR). The Raiders record now stands at 16-6.

The Blue Devils (11-9) will now prepare for their battle against Searcy (Searcy, AR). The Lions come into the 5A East battle with a 17-5 record. In their last battle, Searcy edged Paragould (Paragould, AR), 52-34, in a league battle.