The Fair Grove Eagles basketball squad (Fair Grove, MO), was outscored 73-62 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the visiting Branson Pirates (Branson, MO)

With the victory, Branson advances its record to 3-1 on the year. The Pirates host Ozark (Ozark, MO) to meet the Tigers in a Central Ozarks battle on Thursday, December 19. The Tigers enter the battle with a record of 0-3. Ozark lost 60-55 in their recent non-league battle against Logan-Rogersville (Rogersville, MO)

The Eagles now own a 2-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Spokane for a non-league test on Thursday, December 26. Fair Grove will clash with a Owls squad coming off a 52-46 non-league loss to Forsyth (Forsyth, MO). The Owls record now stands at 0-8.