The Van Buren Pointers basketball team (Van Buren, AR), was nudged 50-48 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Bergman Panthers (Bergman, AR)

The Panthers now possess a 19-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Lincoln for a 3A Region 1 battle on Monday, December 11. Bergman will confront a Wolves team coming off a 53-26 non-league win over Decatur (Decatur, AR). The Wolves record now stands at 5-3.

The Pointers (6-2) will now prepare for their battle against Rogers Heritage (Rogers, AR). The War Eagles come into the non-league battle with a 5-5 record. In their last battle, Rogers Heritage edged Huntsville (Huntsville, AR), 48-31, in a non-league battle.