The Marion County Mustangs (Philadelphia, MO) basketball felled the host North Shelby Raiders (Shelbyville, MO), 59-40 in Wednesday's league test.

The Mustangs (7-3) will now prepare for their test against South Shelby (Shelbina, MO). The Cardinals go into the non-league test with a 6-7 record. In their last test, South Shelby thwarted La Plata (La Plata, MO), 72-24, in a non-league test.

The Raiders now own a 3-10 record. They play next when they travel to La Plata for a non-league test on Thursday, January 18. North Shelby will encounter a Bulldogs squad coming off a 72-24 non-league loss to South Shelby (Shelbina, MO). The Bulldogs record now stands at 4-7.