The Appleton City Bulldogs (Appleton City, MO) basketball edged the visiting Lakeland Vikings (Deepwater, MO), 42-35 in Friday's league bout.

The Bulldogs now possess a 9-5 record. They play next when they travel to Montrose for a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 28. Appleton City will play a Blue Jays team coming off a 55-39 non-league loss to Chilhowee (Chilhowee, MO). The Blue Jays record now stands at 9-5.

With the loss, Lakeland falls to 1-10 on the campaign. The Vikings travel to Wheatland (Wheatland, MO) to play the Mules in a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 28. The Mules go into the bout with a record of 11-2. Wheatland won 66-36 in their recent league bout against Dadeville (Dadeville, MO)