The Nixa Eagles basketball team scored 48 points and limited the host Carthage Tigers to 34 in the Eagles league triumph on Friday.

The Eagles now possess a 8-0 record. They play next when they travel to Willard for a Central Ozarks game on Tuesday, January 21. Nixa will confront a Tigers team coming off a 83-58 league win over Lebanon (Lebanon, MO). The Tigers record now stands at 7-5.

With the loss, Carthage falls to 9-4 on the campaign. The Tigers host Kickapoo (Springfield, MO) to confront the Chiefs in a non-league game on Tuesday, January 21. The Chiefs go into the game with a record of 13-1. Kickapoo won 68-39 in their recent non-league game against Poplar Bluff (Poplar Bluff, MO)