The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Melbourne Bearkatz (Melbourne, AR) and the visiting Cave City Cavemen (Cave City, AR), observed Melbourne's basketball team overwhelm Cave City by a score of 81-59.

The Bearkatz (7-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Yellville-Summit (Yellville, AR). The Panthers come into the 3A Region 2 challenge with a 5-3 record. In their last challenge, Yellville-Summit was routed by Flippin (Flippin, AR), 60-49, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Cavemen encounter the Bergman Panthers (Bergman, AR) in a 3A Region 2 challenge, on Tuesday, December 17. Cave City will attempt to improve on its 7-5 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 16-1 record after their 67-43 non-league win over Berryville (Berryville, AR).