The Cave City Cavemen basketball team (Cave City, AR), was toppled 58-42 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Melbourne Bearkatz (Melbourne, AR)

The Bearkatz now possess a 6-8 record. They put it on the line next when they host Calico Rock for a non-league battle on Wednesday, January 3. Melbourne will confront a Pirates team coming off a 59-45 non-league loss to Yellville-Summit (Yellville, AR). The Pirates record now stands at 2-18.

The Cavemen (6-10) will now prepare for their battle against Walnut Ridge (Walnut Ridge, AR). The Bobcats come into the 3A Region 2 battle with a 6-4 record. In their last battle, Walnut Ridge was toppled by Rivercrest (Wilson, AR), 68-53, in a non-league battle.