The Hope Bobcats topped the host Malvern Leopards basketball team by a final score of 61-43 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Bobcats face the Nashville Scrappers (Nashville, AR) in a 4A Region 7 game, on Wednesday, January 31. Hope will attempt to move on its 15-4 season record. The Scrappers enter the game with a 9-6 record after their 60-40 league win over Ashdown (Ashdown, AR).

With the defeat, Malvern moves to 6-9 on the year. The Leopards travel to Nashville (Nashville, AR) to face the Scrappers in a 4A Region 7 game on Friday, February 2. The Scrappers enter the game with a record of 9-7. Nashville lost 66-46 in their recent league game against Hope (Hope, AR)