The Hope Bobcats routed the visiting Ashdown Panthers basketball team by a final score of 66-21 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Bobcats face the Malvern Leopards (Malvern, AR) in a 4A Region 7 game, on Tuesday, January 30. Hope will attempt to move on its 13-4 season record. The Leopards enter the game with a 6-8 record after their 62-45 league win over De Queen (De Queen, AR).

With the defeat, Ashdown moves to 0-13 on the year. The Panthers host Nashville (Nashville, AR) to face the Scrappers in a 4A Region 7 game on Tuesday, January 30. The Scrappers enter the game with a record of 8-5. Nashville lost 69-55 in their recent league game against Camden Fairview (Camden, AR)