Fans at Wednesday's league challenge between the Maumelle Hornets (Maumelle, AR) and the visiting ESTEM Mets (Little Rock, AR), saw Maumelle's basketball squad wallop ESTEM by a tally of 59-27.

With the victory, Maumelle improves its record to 7-2 on the campaign. The Hornets travel to Sylvan Hills (Sherwood, AR) to confront the Bears in a 5A Central challenge on Saturday, January 7. The Bears come into the challenge with a record of 5-2. Sylvan Hills won 69-65 in their recent league challenge against Jacksonville (Jacksonville, AR)

Next up, the Mets confront the Catholic Rockets (Little Rock, AR) in a 5A Central challenge, on Saturday, January 7. ESTEM will attempt to improve on its 6-10 season record. The Rockets come into the challenge with a 5-4 record after their 62-45 league loss to Vilonia (Vilonia, AR).