The Winston Red Birds basketball squad (Winston, MO), was outscored 39-31 in Monday's non-league battle with the host Albany Warriors (Albany, MO)

With the victory, Albany advances its record to 11-3 on the year. The Warriors travel to Pattonsburg (Pattonsburg, MO) to meet the Panthers in a Grand River West battle on Tuesday, January 21. The Panthers enter the battle with a record of 5-9. Pattonsburg lost 37-33 in their recent non-league battle against DeKalb (DeKalb, MO)

The Red Birds now own a 7-8 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Tri-County for a HDC battle on Tuesday, January 21. Winston will meet a Mustangs squad coming off a 52-42 league win over Mercer (Mercer, MO). The Mustangs record now stands at 5-4.