The Parkers Prairie Panthers nipped the visiting Battle Lake Battlers basketball squad by a final score of 45-42 in Friday's league outing.

Next, the Panthers face the Wheaton Warriors (Wheaton, MN) in a non-league outing, on Tuesday, February 4. Parkers Prairie will attempt to upgrade on its 7-10 season record. The Warriors enter the outing with a 13-2 record after their 73-53 non-league win over Underwood (Underwood, MN).

The Battlers (0-17) will now prepare for their outing against Hancock (Hancock, MN). The Owls enter the A Section 6 outing with a 8-9 record. In their last outing, Hancock was nipped by Lac qui Parle Valley (Madison, MN), 76-68, in a non-league outing.