The Maumelle Hornets bounced the visiting Beebe Badgers basketball squad by a final score of 79-41 in Friday's league outing.

Next, the Hornets clash with the Parkview Patriots (Little Rock, AR) in a 5A Central outing, on Friday, December 20. Maumelle will attempt to upgrade on its 7-4 season record. The Patriots enter the outing with a 1-10 record after their 73-59 non-league win over England (England, AR).

The Badgers (4-5) will now prepare for their outing against Scott Charter (Scott, AR). The enter the non-league outing with a 1-7 record. In their last outing, Scott Charter was overwhelmed by Clarendon (Clarendon, AR), 70-29, in a league outing.