The Willard Tigers (Willard, MO) basketball crushed the host Mountain Grove Panthers (Mountain Grove, MO), 66-35 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Tigers now possess a 5-1 record. They play next when they host Kickapoo for a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 7.

With the loss, Mountain Grove falls to 4-6 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Ava (Ava, MO) to play the Bears in a South Central bout on Friday, December 27. The Bears go into the bout with a record of 0-0.