The Malvern Leopards (Malvern, AR) basketball knocked off the host Hope Bobcats (Hope, AR), 50-42 in Friday's league test.

The Leopards (4-10) will now prepare for their test against Nashville (Nashville, AR). The Scrappers go into the 4A Region 7 test with a 11-4 record. In their last test, Nashville notched a victory over Ashdown (Ashdown, AR), 47-22, in a league test.

The Bobcats now own a 0-7 record. They play next when they host De Queen for a 4A Region 7 test on Tuesday, January 9. Hope will encounter a Leopards squad coming off a 68-67 league loss to Arkadelphia (Arkadelphia, AR). The Leopards record now stands at 6-6.