In Tuesday's non-league outing, the Walnut Ridge Bobcats (Walnut Ridge, AR) basketball squad nipped the visiting Rivercrest Colts (Wilson, AR), by a margin of 71-68.

The Bobcats (4-5) will now prepare for their outing against Tuckerman (Tuckerman, AR). The Bulldogs go into the 3A Region 2 outing with a 7-7 record. In their last outing, Tuckerman was tipped by Mountain View (Mountain View, AR), 52-38, in a league outing.

The Colts now own a 1-8 record. They play next when they host Piggott for a 3A Region 3 outing on Saturday, January 7. Rivercrest will encounter a Mohawks squad coming off a 71-39 league loss to Harrisburg (Harrisburg, AR). The Mohawks record now stands at 5-6.