The Mercer Cardinals basketball team (Mercer, MO), was nudged 46-39 in Wednesday's non-league battle with the host Schuyler County Rams (Lancaster, MO)

The Rams now possess a 7-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Marceline for a Lewis & Clark battle on Monday, January 3. Schuyler County will confront a Tigers team coming off a 66-55 non-league loss to La Plata (La Plata, MO). The Tigers record now stands at 2-1.

The Cardinals (8-1) will now prepare for their battle against Winston (Winston, MO). The Red Birds come into the non-league battle with a 2-2 record. In their last battle, Winston edged Grundy County (Galt, MO), 37-20, in a league battle.