The Liberty North Eagles (Liberty, MO) basketball edged the visiting Raymore-Peculiar Panthers (Peculiar, MO), 53-51 in Thursday's league bout.

The Eagles now possess a 12-4 record. They play next when they travel to Lee's Summit for a non-league bout on Monday, January 27. Liberty North will play a Tigers team coming off a 55-15 non-league win over Truman (Independence, MO). The Tigers record now stands at 6-6.

With the loss, Raymore-Peculiar falls to 8-6 on the campaign. The Panthers host Blue Springs South (Blue Springs, MO) to play the Jaguars in a Suburban - Gold bout on Monday, February 3. The Jaguars go into the bout with a record of 1-12. Blue Springs South lost 53-43 in their recent non-league bout against Grain Valley (Grain Valley, MO)