Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Hartville Eagles (Hartville, MO) and the host Plato Eagles (Plato, MO), saw Hartville's basketball squad hold off Plato by a tally of 38-36.

With the victory, Hartville improves its record to 4-4 on the campaign. The Eagles host Crane (Crane, MO) to confront the Pirates in a non-league challenge on Monday, December 19. The Pirates come into the challenge with a record of 2-2. Crane lost 49-25 in their recent non-league challenge against Miller (Miller, MO)

Next up, the Eagles confront the Richland Bears (Richland, MO) in a Frisco challenge, on Thursday, January 5. Plato will attempt to improve on its 2-4 season record.