Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Batesville Pioneers (Batesville, AR) and the host Valley View Blazers (Jonesboro, AR), saw Batesville's basketball squad hold off Valley View by a tally of 53-50.

With the victory, Batesville improves its record to 6-18 on the campaign. The Pioneers travel to Greene County Tech (Paragould, AR) to confront the Golden Eagles in a 5A East challenge on Tuesday, February 7. The Golden Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 19-7. Greene County Tech lost 83-69 in their recent league challenge against Nettleton (Jonesboro, AR)

Next up, the Blazers confront the Paragould Rams (Paragould, AR) in a 5A East challenge, on Tuesday, February 7. Valley View will attempt to improve on its 6-11 season record. The Rams come into the challenge with a 10-15 record after their 72-65 league win over Searcy (Searcy, AR).