The Newport Greyhounds basketball team (Newport, AR), was overwhelmed 68-35 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Walnut Ridge Bobcats (Walnut Ridge, AR)

The Bobcats now possess a 1-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Hoxie for a 3A Region 2 battle on Friday, December 16. Walnut Ridge will confront a Mustangs team coming off a 46-44 league loss to Salem (Salem, AR). The Mustangs record now stands at 1-4.

The Greyhounds (2-4) will now prepare for their battle against Searcy (Searcy, AR). The Lions come into the non-league battle with a 6-4 record. In their last battle, Searcy trounced Stuttgart (Stuttgart, AR), 57-55, in a non-league battle.