The Melbourne Bearkatz basketball team scored 65 points and limited the host Highland Rebels to 51 in the Bearkatz non-league triumph on Wednesday.

The Bearkatz now possess a 5-2 record. They play next when they travel to Yellville-Summit for a 3A Region 2 game on Tuesday, December 17. Melbourne will play a Panthers team coming off a 60-49 league loss to Flippin (Flippin, AR). The Panthers record now stands at 5-3.

With the loss, Highland falls to 3-5 on the campaign. The Rebels travel to Thayer (Thayer, MO) to play the Bobcats in a non-league game on Tuesday, December 17. The Bobcats go into the game with a record of 0-0.