The Atlanta Hornets (Atlanta, MO) basketball knocked off the visiting La Plata Bulldogs (La Plata, MO), 70-54 in Saturday's league test.

The Hornets (9-2) will now prepare for their test against Canton (Canton, MO). The Tigers go into the non-league test with a 13-5 record. In their last test, Canton notched a victory over Missouri Military Academy (Mexico, MO), 74-29, in a league test.

The Bulldogs now own a 4-9 record. They play next when they travel to Green City for a non-league test on Monday, January 29. La Plata will encounter a Gophers squad coming off a 77-67 non-league win over Putnam County (Unionville, MO). The Gophers record now stands at 14-2.