The Clearwater Fightin' Tigers (Piedmont, MO) basketball edged the visiting Marquand-Zion Tigers (Marquand, MO), 73-66 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Fightin' Tigers now possess a 1-8 record. They play next when they host Twin Rivers for a Ozark Foothills bout on Monday, December 16. Clearwater will play a Royals team coming off a 72-22 league win over Naylor (Naylor, MO). The Royals record now stands at 4-2.

With the loss, Marquand-Zion falls to 2-5 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Valley (Caledonia, MO) to play the Vikings in a non-league bout on Monday, December 16. The Vikings go into the bout with a record of 5-1. Valley won 76-55 in their recent non-league bout against Grandview (Hillsboro, MO)