Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Arkadelphia Badgers (Arkadelphia, AR) and the visiting Hope Bobcats (Hope, AR), saw Arkadelphia's basketball squad knock off Hope by a count of 65-48.

With the victory, Arkadelphia upgrades its record to 15-5 on the campaign. The Badgers travel to Ashdown (Ashdown, AR) to play the Panthers in a 4A Region 7 challenge on Friday, February 9. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 0-16. Ashdown lost 65-33 in their recent league challenge against Camden Fairview (Camden, AR)

Next up, the Bobcats play the Nashville Scrappers (Nashville, AR) in a 4A Region 7 challenge, on Friday, February 9. Hope will attempt to upgrade on its 17-5 season record. The Scrappers come into the challenge with a 11-7 record after their 78-52 league win over De Queen (De Queen, AR).