In Friday's league outing, the Imbler Panthers (Imbler, OR) basketball squad edged the visiting Cove Leopards (Cove, OR), by a count of 41-40.

The Panthers (18-2) will now prepare for their outing against Wallowa (Wallowa, OR). The Cougars go into the 1A Old Oregon outing with a 9-13 record. In their last outing, Wallowa was tipped by Joseph (Joseph, OR), 59-32, in a league match.

With the defeat, Cove moves to 20-6 on the year. The Leopards travel to Wallowa (Wallowa, OR) to face the Cougars in a 1A Old Oregon match on Thursday, February 1. The Cougars enter the match with a record of 9-14. Wallowa lost 49-19 in their recent league match against Imbler (Imbler, OR)