The Hope Bobcats routed the visiting De Queen Leopards basketball team by a final score of 85-56 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Bobcats face the Arkadelphia Badgers (Arkadelphia, AR) in a 4A Region 7 game, on Friday, January 12. Hope will attempt to move on its 7-2 season record. The Badgers enter the game with a 9-3 record after their 72-52 league win over Camden Fairview (Camden, AR).

With the defeat, De Queen moves to 4-9 on the year. The Leopards host Nashville (Nashville, AR) to face the Scrappers in a 4A Region 7 game on Friday, January 12. The Scrappers enter the game with a record of 7-2. Nashville won 50-41 in their recent league game against Malvern (Malvern, AR)