The North Platte Panthers (Dearborn, MO) basketball edged the host Mid-Buchanan Dragons (Faucett, MO), 82-80 in Thursday's league bout.

The Panthers now possess a 11-2 record. They play next when they travel to North Andrew for a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 21. North Platte will play a Cardinals team coming off a 56-31 league win over Pattonsburg (Pattonsburg, MO). The Cardinals record now stands at 7-5.

With the loss, Mid-Buchanan falls to 7-4 on the campaign. The Dragons travel to Bishop LeBlond (St. Joseph, MO) to play the Eagles in a non-league bout on Saturday, January 11. The Eagles go into the bout with a record of 18-2. Bishop LeBlond won 57-46 in their recent league bout against Chillicothe (Chillicothe, MO)