The Mansfield Lions (Mansfield, MO) basketball edged the visiting Ava Bears (Ava, MO), 52-48 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Lions now possess a 12-7 record. They play next when they travel to Fordland for a Summit bout on Friday, January 31. Mansfield will play a Eagles team coming off a 40-18 league win over Conway (Conway, MO). The Eagles record now stands at 13-5.

With the loss, Ava falls to 8-11 on the campaign. The Bears travel to Mountain Grove (Mountain Grove, MO) to play the Panthers in a South Central bout on Monday, February 3. The Panthers go into the bout with a record of 14-4. Mountain Grove lost 77-48 in their recent non-league bout against West Plains (West Plains, MO)