The Melbourne Bearkatz tipped the visiting Mountain View Yellowjackets basketball team by a final score of 55-49 in Saturday's league game.

In their next game, the Bearkatz face the Tuckerman Bulldogs (Tuckerman, AR) in a 3A Region 2 game, on Tuesday, January 17. Melbourne will attempt to move on its 6-5 season record.

With the defeat, Mountain View moves to 3-2 on the year. The Yellowjackets host Tuckerman (Tuckerman, AR) to face the Bulldogs in a 3A Region 2 game on Friday, January 20. The Bulldogs enter the game with a record of 8-2. Tuckerman lost 58-27 in their recent league game against Melbourne (Melbourne, AR)