The Harper Hornets basketball squad (Harper, OR), was nudged 46-41 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Prairie City Panthers (Prairie City, OR)

With the victory, Prairie City advances its record to 9-6 on the year. The Panthers travel to Elgin (Elgin, OR) to meet the Huskies in a non-league battle on Saturday, January 25. The Huskies enter the battle with a record of 4-10. Elgin lost 49-48 in their recent league battle against Powder Valley (North Powder, OR)

The Hornets now own a 4-9 record. They put it on the line next when they host Adrian for a 1A High Desert battle on Saturday, January 25. Harper will meet a Antelopes squad coming off a 65-27 league win over Huntington (Huntington, OR). The Antelopes record now stands at 11-7.