The Mena Bearcats (Mena, AR) basketball knocked off the visiting Pottsville Apaches (Pottsville, AR), 53-38 in Tuesday's league test.

The Bearcats (11-10) will now prepare for their test against Dardanelle (Dardanelle, AR). The Sand Lizards go into the 4A Region 4 test with a 15-5 record. In their last test, Dardanelle notched a victory over Clarksville (Clarksville, AR), 59-50, in a league test.

The Apaches now own a 7-11 record. They play next when they travel to Fountain Lake for a 4A Region 4 test on Friday, February 2. Pottsville will encounter a Cobras squad coming off a 61-41 league loss to Clarksville (Clarksville, AR). The Cobras record now stands at 9-11.