The Umpire Wildcats basketball team (Umpire, AR), was overwhelmed 66-44 in Friday's non-league battle with the host Mineral Springs Hornets (Mineral Springs, AR)

The Hornets now possess a 5-10 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Murfreesboro for a non-league battle on Friday, February 9.

The Wildcats (1-23) will now prepare for their battle against Acorn (Mena, AR). The Tigers come into the non-league battle with a 13-14 record. In their last battle, Acorn trounced Horatio (Horatio, AR), 44-36, in a league battle.