The Purdy Eagles (Purdy, MO) basketball knocked off the visiting Verona Wildcats (Verona, MO), 58-39 in Friday's non-league test.

The Eagles (6-5) will now prepare for their test against Blue Eye (Blue Eye, MO). The Bulldogs go into the Southwest Central test with a 7-2 record. In their last test, Blue Eye went down by Spokane (Spokane, MO), 54-37, in a non-league test.

The Wildcats now own a 4-5 record. They play next when they host College Heights Christian for a Ozark 7 test on Tuesday, January 24. Verona will encounter a Cougars squad coming off a 58-52 non-league win over Riverton (Riverton, KS). The Cougars record now stands at 9-3.