The Shirley Blue Devils basketball squad (Shirley, AR), was crushed 59-34 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Calico Rock Pirates (Calico Rock, AR)

With the victory, Calico Rock advances its record to 11-16 on the year. The Pirates travel to Rural Special (Fox, AR) to meet the Rebels in a 1A Region 2 battle on Thursday, February 6. The Rebels enter the battle with a record of 24-5. Rural Special lost 81-52 in their recent league battle against West Side (Greers Ferry, AR)

The Blue Devils now own a 1-27 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to St. Joseph for a non-league battle on Thursday, February 6. Shirley will meet a Bulldogs squad coming off a 45-33 league loss to Quitman (Quitman, AR). The Bulldogs record now stands at 10-12.