The Murfreesboro Rattlers basketball squad (Murfreesboro, AR), was crushed 85-61 in Monday's non-league battle with the host Mineral Springs Hornets (Mineral Springs, AR)

With the victory, Mineral Springs advances its record to 4-3 on the year. The Hornets travel to Umpire (Umpire, AR) to encounter the Wildcats in a 1A Region 7 challenge on Tuesday, December 16. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 1-9. Umpire lost 71-37 in their recent league challenge against Mineral Springs (Mineral Springs, AR)

In their next game, the Rattlers encounter the Mountain Pine Red Devils (Mountain Pine, AR) in a 2A Region 7 challenge, on Tuesday, December 16. Murfreesboro will attempt to improve on its 2-5 season record. The Red Devils come into the challenge with a 0-9 record after their 64-57 league loss to Caddo Hills (Norman, AR).