The Mercer Cardinals topped the host Gilman City Hawks basketball team by a final score of 68-58 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Cardinals face the Grundy County/Newtown-Harris Panthers (Galt, MO) in a Freelance game, on Friday, January 20. Mercer will attempt to move on its 2-7 season record. The Panthers enter the game with a 12-2 record after their 51-40 non-league win over Linn County (Purdin, MO).

With the defeat, Gilman City moves to 8-7 on the year. The Hawks travel to Winston (Winston, MO) to face the Red Birds in a HDC game on Friday, January 20. The Red Birds enter the game with a record of 9-5. Winston won 59-52 in their recent league game against Tri-County (Jamesport, MO)