The Bearden Bears basketball team scored 81 points and restricted the visiting Stephens Roadrunners to 74 in the Bears league victory on Wednesday.

The Bears now sport a 4-3 record. They play next when they travel to Smackover for a 2A Region 7 East contest on Friday, February 13. Bearden will meet a Buckaroos team coming off a 55-50 league loss to Norphlet (Norphlet, AR). The Buckaroos record now stands at 6-12.

The Roadrunners (11-3) will now prepare for their bout against Junction City (Junction City, AR). The Dragons go into the 2A Region 7 East bout with a 11-1 record. In their last bout, Junction City nipped Woodlawn (Rison, AR), 64-44, in a league bout.