Fans at Wednesday's league challenge between the Mena Bearcats (Mena, AR) and the visiting Ozark Hillbillies (Ozark, AR), saw Mena's basketball squad hold off Ozark by a tally of 52-46.

With the victory, Mena improves its record to 2-5 on the campaign. The Bearcats host Clarksville (Clarksville, AR) to confront the Panthers in a 4A Region 4 challenge on Saturday, December 17. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 1-6. Clarksville lost 64-53 in their recent non-league challenge against Star City (Star City, AR)

Next up, the Hillbillies confront the Dardanelle Sand Lizards (Dardanelle, AR) in a 4A Region 4 challenge, on Saturday, December 17. Ozark will attempt to improve on its 2-5 season record. The Sand Lizards come into the challenge with a 6-0 record after their 68-62 league win over Waldron (Waldron, AR).