In Friday's league outing, the Murray Mustangs (Murray, IA) basketball squad nipped the visiting Moravia Mohawks (Moravia, IA), by a margin of 51-44.

The Mustangs (7-3) will now prepare for their outing against Melcher-Dallas (Melcher, IA). The Saints go into the Bluegrass outing with a 4-2 record. In their last outing, Melcher-Dallas got by Orient-Macksburg (Orient, IA), 64-39, in a league outing.

The Mohawks now own a 3-5 record. They play next when they travel to Centerville for a non-league outing on Saturday, January 7. Moravia will encounter a Big Reds/Redettes squad coming off a 61-55 league loss to Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont (Eddyville, IA). The Big Reds/Redettes record now stands at 3-5.