Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Valley Springs Tigers (Valley Springs, AR) and the visiting Flippin Bobcats (Flippin, AR), saw Valley Springs's basketball squad hold off Flippin by a tally of 61-58.

With the victory, Valley Springs improves its record to 26-8 on the campaign. The Tigers host Lincoln (Lincoln, AR) to confront the Wolves in a 3A Region 1 challenge on Tuesday, January 23. The Wolves come into the challenge with a record of 15-5. Lincoln won 67-50 in their recent league challenge against Green Forest (Green Forest, AR)

Next up, the Bobcats confront the Kingston Yellowjackets (Kingston, AR) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 22. Flippin will attempt to improve on its 17-12 season record. The Yellowjackets come into the challenge with a 19-6 record after their 67-30 league win over Lead Hill (Lead Hill, AR).