The Centralia Panthers bounced the visiting Macon Tigers basketball squad by a final score of 55-26 in Wednesday's non-league bout.

The Panthers now possess a 5-0 record. They play next when they host Boonville for a non-league bout on Friday, December 12. Centralia will play a Pirates team coming off a 76-36 non-league win over Moberly (Moberly, MO). The Pirates record now stands at 3-0.

With the loss, Macon falls to 3-2 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Higbee (Higbee, MO) to play the Tigers in a non-league bout on Friday, December 12. The Tigers go into the bout with a record of 5-1. Higbee won 46-44 in their recent non-league test against Salisbury (Salisbury, MO)