The Green Ridge Tigers basketball team (Green Ridge, MO), dropped 69-52 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Knob Noster Panthers (Knob Noster, MO)

The Panthers now possess a 7-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Lafayette County for a Missouri River Valley - East battle on Tuesday, January 9. Knob Noster will confront a Huskers team coming off a 79-36 non-league win over Wellington-Napoleon (Wellington, MO). The Huskers record now stands at 10-1.

The Tigers (11-3) will now prepare for their battle against Smithton (Smithton, MO). The Tigers come into the Kaysinger battle with a 6-8 record. In their last battle, Smithton beat Lincoln (Lincoln, MO), 51-43, in a league battle.