Basketball Game Preview: Valley Springs Tigers vs. Melbourne Bearkatz

The Valley Springs Tigers will challenge the Melbourne Bearkatz at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

It was a proper cat-fight when Valley Springs faced off against Yellville-Summit on Tuesday. Valley Springs took their matchup with ease, bagging a 54-19 victory over Yellville-Summit. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Panthers are ranked 128th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Melbourne against Cave City on Tuesday as the squad secured a 62-31 win.

Valley Springs is also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which somehow still isn't as good as their 23-6 record this season. As for Melbourne, their victory bumped their record up to 17-5.

Valley Springs came up short against Melbourne in their previous meeting on January 7th, falling 40-35. Will Valley Springs have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.