The Mountain Grove Panthers (Mountain Grove, MO) basketball edged the visiting Bunker Eagles (Bunker, MO), 61-57 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Panthers now possess a 9-0 record. They play next when they travel to Licking for a non-league bout on Saturday, December 28. Mountain Grove will play a Wildcats team coming off a 68-34 non-league win over Van Buren (Van Buren, MO). The Wildcats record now stands at 7-3.

With the loss, Bunker falls to 4-5 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to East Carter (Ellsinore, MO) to play the Redbirds in a non-league bout on Friday, January 3. The Redbirds go into the bout with a record of 3-2. East Carter lost 51-48 in their recent non-league bout against Poplar Bluff (Poplar Bluff, MO)