The Walnut Ridge Bobcats defeated the visiting Hoxie Mustangs basketball squad by a final score of 61-44 in Friday's league outing.

Next, the Bobcats clash with the Pocahontas Redskins (Pocahontas, AR) in a non-league outing, on Monday, December 16. Walnut Ridge will attempt to upgrade on its 1-5 season record. The Redskins come into the outing with a 4-2 record after their 67-43 non-league win over Hoxie (Hoxie, AR).

The Mustangs (0-5) will now prepare for their outing against Manila (Manila, AR). The Lions come into the 3A Region 3 outing with a 4-7 record. In their last outing, Manila was defeated by Harrisburg (Harrisburg, AR), 70-67, in a league outing.