The Albany Warriors (Albany, MO) basketball edged the visiting Stanberry Bulldogs (Stanberry, MO), 43-39 in Friday's league bout.

The Warriors now possess a 4-4 record. They play next when they travel to Higbee for a non-league bout on Tuesday, December 31. Albany will play a Tigers team coming off a 67-62 non-league win over Clopton (Clarksville, MO). The Tigers record now stands at 4-2.

In their next game, the Bulldogs confront the Tina-Avalon Dragons (Tina, MO) in a non-league contest, on Friday, December 27. Stanberry will attempt to better on its 2-5 season record. The Dragons go into the contest with a 3-3 record after their 101-38 league loss to Brunswick (Brunswick, MO).