The Mountain Grove Panthers bounced the visiting Ava Bears basketball squad by a final score of 71-42 in Thursday's league outing.

Next, the Panthers clash with the Bunker Eagles (Bunker, MO) in a non-league outing, on Friday, December 27. Mountain Grove will attempt to upgrade on its 8-0 season record. The Eagles come into the outing with a 4-4 record after their 66-38 non-league win over Willow Springs (Willow Springs, MO).

The Bears (0-1) will now prepare for their outing against Sparta (Sparta, MO). The Trojans come into the non-league outing with a 5-3 record. In their last outing, Sparta routed Early (Morrisville, MO), 43-40, in a non-league outing.