Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Melbourne Bearkatz (Melbourne, AR) and the host Mountain View Yellowjackets (Mountain View, AR), saw Melbourne's basketball squad hold off Mountain View by a tally of 57-51.

With the victory, Melbourne improves its record to 14-6 on the campaign. The Bearkatz travel to Tuckerman (Tuckerman, AR) to confront the Bulldogs in a 3A Region 2 challenge on Tuesday, January 16. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 10-13. Tuckerman lost 43-27 in their recent league challenge against Cave City (Cave City, AR)

Next up, the Yellowjackets confront the Salem Greyhounds (Salem, AR) in a 3A Region 2 challenge, on Monday, January 15. Mountain View will attempt to improve on its 12-8 season record. The Greyhounds come into the challenge with a 14-5 record after their 84-25 league win over Hoxie (Hoxie, AR).