The Mulberry Yellowjackets basketball squad (Mulberry, AR), was crushed 53-26 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Scranton Rockets (Scranton, AR)

With the victory, Scranton advances its record to 12-2 on the year. The Rockets travel to Western Yell County (Havana, AR) to meet the Wolverines in a 1A Region 4 battle on Friday, January 10. The Wolverines enter the battle with a record of 6-8. Western Yell County won 67-32 in their recent league battle against St. Paul (St. Paul, AR)

The Yellowjackets now own a 3-14 record. They put it on the line next when they host Magazine for a 1A Region 4 battle on Friday, January 10. Mulberry will meet a Rattlers squad coming off a 64-27 league win over Oark (Oark, AR). The Rattlers record now stands at 9-8.