Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Malvern Leopards (Malvern, AR) and the host Ashdown Panthers (Ashdown, AR), saw Malvern's basketball squad hold off Ashdown by a tally of 72-68.

With the victory, Malvern improves its record to 7-12 on the campaign. The Leopards travel to Arkadelphia (Arkadelphia, AR) to confront the Badgers in a 4A Region 7 challenge on Friday, February 16. The Badgers come into the challenge with a record of 16-6. Arkadelphia lost 79-54 in their recent league challenge against Nashville (Nashville, AR)

Next up, the Panthers confront the De Queen Leopards (De Queen, AR) in a 4A Region 7 challenge, on Friday, February 16. Ashdown will attempt to improve on its 0-18 season record. The Leopards come into the challenge with a 5-18 record after their 58-56 league loss to Camden Fairview (Camden, AR).