The Forest Park Rangers (Ferdinand, IN) basketball edged the visiting Boonville Pioneers (Boonville, IN), 49-43 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Rangers now possess a 5-7 record. They play next when they travel to Washington for a Pocket bout on Thursday, December 19. Forest Park will play a Hatchets team coming off a 59-57 non-league win over Jasper (Jasper, IN). The Hatchets record now stands at 11-2.

With the loss, Boonville falls to 3-9 on the campaign. The Pioneers travel to Evansville Bosse (Evansville, IN) to play the Bulldogs in a non-league bout on Thursday, December 19. The Bulldogs go into the bout with a record of 2-7. Evansville Bosse won 51-35 in their recent non-league bout against Mt. Vernon (Mt. Vernon, IN)