In Friday's league contest, the host Kirksville Tigers basketball team scored a big 56-24 triumph over the Marshall Owls.

The Tigers (6-4) will now prepare for their contest against Marshall (Marshall, MO). The Owls go into the North Central Missouri battle with a 3-7 record. In their last battle, Marshall was crushed by Moberly (Moberly, MO), 61-59, in a league battle.

The Owls now own a 3-8 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Kirksville for a North Central Missouri battle on Friday, January 3. Marshall will meet a Tigers squad coming off a 71-36 non-league loss to Smithville (Smithville, MO). The Tigers record now stands at 5-4.