The Southern Boone Eagles (Ashland, MO) basketball nipped the visiting Eldon Mustangs (Eldon, MO), 50-47 in Friday's league outing.

The Eagles (8-3) will now prepare for their outing against Blair Oaks (Jefferson City, MO). The Falcons go into the Tri-County - Southwest outing with a 9-6 record. In their last outing, Blair Oaks was tipped by Southern Missouri RUSH (Springfield, MO), 34-33, in a non-league outing.

The Mustangs now own a 4-10 record. They play next when they host Dixon for a non-league outing on Tuesday, January 31. Eldon will clash with a Bulldogs squad coming off a 57-45 league win over Plato (Plato, MO). The Bulldogs record now stands at 4-6.