The Pilot Grove Tigers (Pilot Grove, MO) basketball edged the host Sturgeon Bulldogs (Sturgeon, MO), 40-38 in Thursday's league bout.

The Tigers now possess a 2-6 record. They play next when they host Stover for a non-league bout on Friday, January 3. Pilot Grove will play a Bulldogs team coming off a 51-24 non-league win over St. Paul Lutheran (Concordia, MO). The Bulldogs record now stands at 7-1.

With the loss, Sturgeon falls to 3-4 on the campaign. The Bulldogs travel to Harrisburg (Harrisburg, MO) to play the Bulldogs in a non-league bout on Saturday, December 21. The Bulldogs go into the bout with a record of 4-1. Harrisburg won 71-38 in their recent non-league bout against Southern Boone (Ashland, MO)