The Marion Patriots ran past the visiting Paragould Rams basketball team by a final score of 63-44 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Patriots face the Valley View Blazers (Jonesboro, AR) in a 5A East game, on Thursday, February 23. Marion will attempt to move on its 23-6 season record. The Blazers enter the game with a 9-13 record after their 49-44 league loss to Nettleton (Jonesboro, AR).

With the defeat, Paragould moves to 12-18 on the year. The Rams travel to Greene County Tech (Paragould, AR) to face the Golden Eagles in a 5A East game on Friday, February 24. The Golden Eagles enter the game with a record of 23-8. Greene County Tech won 54-42 in their recent league game against West Memphis (West Memphis, AR)