The Highland Rebels basketball team (Hardy, AR), was nudged 56-52 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Mountain View Yellowjackets (Mountain View, AR)

The Yellowjackets now possess a 8-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Melbourne for a 3A Region 2 battle on Tuesday, December 12. Mountain View will confront a Bearkatz team coming off a 69-48 league loss to Salem (Salem, AR). The Bearkatz record now stands at 6-5.

The Rebels (1-6) will now prepare for their battle against Viola (Viola, AR). The Longhorns come into the non-league battle with a 3-10 record. In their last battle, Viola was nudged by Rural Special (Fox, AR), 54-49, in a league battle.