The Mt. Pleasant Panthers ran past the host Fairfield Trojans basketball team by a final score of 57-48 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Panthers face the Danville Bears (Danville, IA) in a non-league game, on Monday, January 16. Mt. Pleasant will attempt to move on its 8-3 season record. The Bears enter the game with a 11-4 record after their 84-47 non-league win over H-L-V (Victor, IA).

With the defeat, Fairfield moves to 4-5 on the year. The Trojans travel to Liberty (North Liberty, IA) to face the Lightning in a non-league game on Saturday, January 14. The Lightning enter the game with a record of 4-5. Liberty lost 78-62 in their recent league game against Waterloo West (Waterloo, IA)