The Walnut Ridge Bobcats basketball team (Walnut Ridge, AR), was nudged 55-48 in Monday's non-league battle with the host Hillcrest Screamin Eagles (Strawberry, AR)

The Screamin Eagles now possess a 7-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Armorel for a 1A Region 3 battle on Friday, December 8. Hillcrest will confront a Tigers team coming off a 66-27 non-league loss to Rivercrest (Wilson, AR). The Tigers record now stands at 2-5.

The Bobcats (2-4) will now prepare for their battle against Mountain View (Mountain View, AR). The Yellowjackets come into the 3A Region 2 battle with a 6-3 record. In their last battle, Mountain View edged Riverview (Searcy, AR), 55-29, in a non-league battle.