The Carthage Tigers (Carthage, MO) basketball crushed the visiting Monett Cubs (Monett, MO), 49-21 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Tigers now possess a 7-2 record. They play next when they host Central for a Central Ozarks bout on Tuesday, January 7.

With the loss, Monett falls to 3-5 on the campaign. The Cubs travel to Seneca (Seneca, MO) to play the Indians in a Big 8 bout on Tuesday, January 7. The Indians go into the bout with a record of 1-4. Seneca won 61-58 in their recent non-league bout against El Dorado Springs (El Dorado Springs, MO)