The Carthage Tigers (Carthage, MO) basketball crushed the host East Newton Patriots (Granby, MO), 58-28 in Friday's non-league test.

The Tigers (9-4) will now prepare for their test against Webb City (Webb City, MO). The Cardinals go into the Central Ozarks test with a 11-5 record. In their last test, Webb City was trounced by Hillcrest (Springfield, MO), 82-75, in a non-league test.

The Patriots now own a 7-7 record. They play next when they host Cassville for a Big 8 test on Tuesday, January 30. East Newton will encounter a Wildcats squad coming off a 52-48 league loss to McDonald County (Anderson, MO). The Wildcats record now stands at 7-11.