The Heber Springs Panthers and the Beebe Badgers will compete for holiday cheer at 2:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Heber Springs and seven for Beebe.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Panthers on Saturday. Heber Springs was dealt an 80-39 loss at the hands of Bergman. While losing is never fun, Heber Springs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 158th, while Bergman is ranked 31st).
Meanwhile, Beebe scored the most points they've had this season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They took an 80-75 hit to the loss column at the hands of Greenwood.
Heber Springs' defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Beebe, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
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