The Malvern Leopards basketball squad (Malvern, AR), was crushed 73-33 in Friday's non-league battle with the visiting Hot Springs Trojans (Hot Springs, AR)

With the victory, Hot Springs advances its record to 6-4 on the year. The Trojans host Watson Chapel (Pine Bluff, AR) to meet the Wildcats in a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 17. The Wildcats enter the battle with a record of 2-7.

The Leopards now own a 3-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Fordyce for a non-league battle on Monday, December 16. Malvern will meet a Redbugs squad coming off a 61-41 non-league loss to Camden Fairview (Camden, AR). The Redbugs record now stands at 0-1.