The Highland Cougars tipped the visiting Mt. Pleasant Panthers basketball team by a final score of 42-36 in Saturday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Cougars face the Plattsburg Tigers (Plattsburg, MO) in a non-league game, on Monday, December 19. Highland will attempt to move on its 3-0 season record. The Tigers enter the game with a 0-3 record after their 58-24 league loss to Lathrop (Lathrop, MO).

With the defeat, Mt. Pleasant moves to 3-4 on the year. The Panthers host Burlington (Burlington, IA) to face the Grayhounds in a non-league game on Tuesday, December 20. The Grayhounds enter the game with a record of 2-4. Burlington lost 82-29 in their recent non-league game against Galesburg (Galesburg, IL)