The Mena Bearcats ran past the visiting Clarksville Panthers basketball team by a final score of 55-45 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Bearcats face the Morrilton Devil Dogs (Morrilton, AR) in a 4A Region 4 game, on Friday, January 26. Mena will attempt to move on its 4-14 season record. The Devil Dogs enter the game with a 19-4 record after their 62-49 league loss to Subiaco Academy (Subiaco, AR).

With the defeat, Clarksville moves to 5-17 on the year. The Panthers host Dardanelle (Dardanelle, AR) to face the Sand Lizards in a 4A Region 4 game on Friday, January 26. The Sand Lizards enter the game with a record of 12-9. Dardanelle lost 47-39 in their recent league game against Ozark (Ozark, AR)