The North Platte Panthers (Dearborn, MO) basketball toppled the visiting Lathrop Mules (Lathrop, MO), 56-44 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Panthers now possess a 4-0 record. They play next when they travel to Lawson for a KCI bout on Saturday, December 13. North Platte will play a Cardinals team coming off a 56-47 league win over Mid-Buchanan (Faucett, MO). The Cardinals record now stands at 3-0.

With the loss, Lathrop falls to 2-2 on the campaign. The Mules host Mid-Buchanan (Faucett, MO) to play the Dragons in a KCI bout on Saturday, December 13. The Dragons go into the bout with a record of 6-1. Mid-Buchanan lost 56-47 in their recent league bout against Lawson (Lawson, MO)