The Murray Mustangs routed the host Essex Trojans basketball team by a final score of 62-31 in Monday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Mustangs face the Seymour Warriors (Seymour, IA) in a Bluegrass game, on Tuesday, December 12. Murray will attempt to move on its 4-4 season record. The Warriors enter the game with a 0-4 record after their 91-22 league loss to Moravia (Moravia, IA).

With the defeat, Essex moves to 2-5 on the year. The Trojans travel to Stanton (Stanton, IA) to face the Vikings in a Corner game on Tuesday, December 12. The Vikings enter the game with a record of 2-1. Stanton lost 68-40 in their recent league game against East Mills (Malvern, IA)