The Liberty Eagles ran past the host Mountain Grove Panthers basketball team by a final score of 88-68 in Friday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Eagles face the Ava Bears (Ava, MO) in a South Central game, on Tuesday, January 31. Liberty will attempt to move on its 7-7 season record. The Bears enter the game with a 2-9 record after their 60-45 non-league loss to Clever (Clever, MO).

With the defeat, Mountain Grove moves to 1-9 on the year. The Panthers travel to Houston (Houston, MO) to face the Tigers in a South Central game on Tuesday, January 31. The Tigers enter the game with a record of 0-14. Houston lost 65-30 in their recent non-league game against Seymour (Seymour, MO)