The Acorn Tigers basketball team (Mena, AR), dropped 57-48 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Spring Hill Bears (Hope, AR)

The Bears now possess a 11-9 record. They put it on the line next when they host Murfreesboro for a 2A Region 7 battle on Monday, January 29. Spring Hill will confront a Rattlers team coming off a 71-49 league win over Caddo Hills (Norman, AR). The Rattlers record now stands at 13-6.

The Tigers (12-14) will now prepare for their battle against Horatio (Horatio, AR). The Lions come into the 2A Region 7 battle with a 4-17 record. In their last battle, Horatio beat Foreman (Foreman, AR), 53-26, in a league battle.