Burlington Grayhounds (Burlington, IA) backers were in high spirits Tuesday as they witnessed their basketball squad tip the host Mt. Pleasant Panthers (Mt. Pleasant, IA), 56-54 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Burlington upgrades its record to 10-1 on the season. The Grayhounds travel to Iowa City West (Iowa City, IA) to clash with the Trojans in a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 3. The Trojans go into the bout with a record of 6-1.

Next up, the Panthers clash with the New London Tigers (New London, IA) in a non-league bout, on Monday, January 2. Mt. Pleasant will attempt to upgrade on its 4-4 season record. The Tigers go into the bout with a 5-5 record after their 99-69 non-league win over GMG (Garwin, IA).