Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Mena Bearcats (Mena, AR) and the host Ashdown Panthers (Ashdown, AR), saw Mena's basketball squad trounce Ashdown by a score of 48-27.

With the victory, Mena improves its record to 1-3 on the campaign. The Bearcats travel to Malvern (Malvern, AR) to meet the Leopards in a 4A Region 7 battle on Friday, December 18. The Leopards come into the battle with a record of 1-2. Malvern won 39-31 in their recent league battle against Nashville (Nashville, AR)

The Panthers (0-4) will now prepare for their battle against De Queen (De Queen, AR). The Leopards come into the 4A Region 7 battle with a 0-0 record.