The Arkadelphia Badgers routed the visiting Hope Bobcats basketball team by a final score of 56-17 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Badgers face the Ashdown Panthers (Ashdown, AR) in a 4A Region 7 game, on Friday, February 9. Arkadelphia will attempt to move on its 15-6 season record. The Panthers enter the game with a 5-9 record after their 44-25 league loss to Camden Fairview (Camden, AR).

With the defeat, Hope moves to 0-16 on the year. The Bobcats host Nashville (Nashville, AR) to face the Scrappers in a 4A Region 7 game on Friday, February 9. The Scrappers enter the game with a record of 18-4. Nashville won 68-18 in their recent league game against De Queen (De Queen, AR)