The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Melbourne Bearkatz (Melbourne, AR) and the host Salem Greyhounds (Salem, AR), observed Melbourne's basketball team overcome Salem by a score of 57-47.

The Bearkatz (19-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Mountain View (Mountain View, AR). The Yellowjackets come into the 3A Region 2 challenge with a 19-6 record. In their last challenge, Mountain View dropped by Valley Springs (Valley Springs, AR), 78-64, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Greyhounds battle the Yellville-Summit Panthers (Yellville, AR) in a 3A Region 2 challenge, on Thursday, February 6. Salem will attempt to improve on its 15-6 season record.