The Melbourne Bearkatz (Melbourne, AR) basketball were winner over the host Flippin Bobcats (Flippin, AR), 54-43 in Friday's league bout.

The Bearkatz now possess a 15-3 record. They play next when they travel to Bergman for a 3A Region 2 bout on Tuesday, January 21. Melbourne will play a Panthers team coming off a 65-35 league loss to Mountain View (Mountain View, AR). The Panthers record now stands at 14-8.

With the loss, Flippin falls to 10-13 on the campaign. The Bobcats travel to Yellville-Summit (Yellville, AR) to play the Panthers in a 3A Region 2 bout on Tuesday, January 21. The Panthers go into the bout with a record of 12-9. Yellville-Summit lost 41-29 in their recent league bout against Salem (Salem, AR)