In Tuesday's league test, the Barton Bears (Lexa, AR) basketball team walloped the visiting Palestine-Wheatley Patriots (Palestine, AR), by a tally of 76-47.

The Bears now possess a 4-1 record. They play next when they travel to England for a 2A Region 6 game on Friday, December 6. Barton will confront a Lions team coming off a 84-50 league win over KIPP Delta (Helena, AR). The Lions record now stands at 4-0.

With the loss, Palestine-Wheatley falls to 2-3 on the campaign. The Patriots host Lee (Marianna, AR) to confront the Trojans in a 2A Region 6 game on Friday, December 6. The Trojans go into the game with a record of 3-2.