The Walnut Ridge Bobcats basketball squad (Walnut Ridge, AR), was crushed 80-56 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Manila Lions (Manila, AR)

With the victory, Manila advances its record to 4-6 on the year. The Lions travel to Harrisburg (Harrisburg, AR) to meet the Hornets in a 3A Region 3 battle on Friday, December 13. The Hornets enter the battle with a record of 6-5. Harrisburg lost 53-35 in their recent league battle against Newport (Newport, AR)

The Bobcats now own a 0-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Tuckerman for a non-league battle on Thursday, December 12. Walnut Ridge will meet a Bulldogs squad coming off a 64-35 league loss to Cedar Ridge (Newark, AR). The Bulldogs record now stands at 12-7.