Bentonville Tigers (Bentonville, AR) backers were in high spirits Saturday as they witnessed their basketball squad tip the visiting Ozark Hillbillies (Ozark, AR), 49-44 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Bentonville upgrades its record to 2-7 on the season. The Tigers travel to Conway (Conway, AR) to clash with the Wampus Cats in a 6A Central bout on Friday, December 15. The Wampus Cats go into the bout with a record of 5-4. Conway lost 75-66 in their recent non-league bout against Harrison (Harrison, AR)

Next up, the Hillbillies clash with the Mena Bearcats (Mena, AR) in a 4A Region 4 bout, on Monday, December 11. Ozark will attempt to upgrade on its 7-8 season record. The Bearcats go into the bout with a 2-7 record after their 59-38 non-league loss to Dierks (Dierks, AR).