The Hartville Eagles basketball team (Hartville, MO), was toppled 60-52 in Wednesday's non-league battle with the visiting Willard Tigers (Willard, MO)

The Tigers now possess a 7-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Republic for a Central Ozarks battle on Thursday, December 28. Willard will confront a Tigers team coming off a 59-44 non-league win over Springfield Catholic (Springfield, MO). The Tigers record now stands at 6-2.

The Eagles (9-1) will now prepare for their battle against Springfield Catholic (Springfield, MO). The Fighting Irish come into the non-league battle with a 8-2 record. In their last battle, Springfield Catholic was toppled by Republic (Republic, MO), 59-44, in a non-league battle.