The Cole Camp Blue Birds basketball squad (Cole Camp, MO), was outscored 45-31 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Knob Noster Panthers (Knob Noster, MO)

With the victory, Knob Noster advances its record to 6-6 on the year. The Panthers host Lafayette County (Higginsville, MO) to meet the Huskers in a Missouri River Valley - East battle on Tuesday, January 14. The Huskers enter the battle with a record of 7-2.

The Blue Birds now own a 1-8 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Northwest for a Kaysinger battle on Tuesday, January 14. Cole Camp will meet a Mustangs squad coming off a 43-37 league win over Otterville (Otterville, MO). The Mustangs record now stands at 4-7.