The Doniphan Dons (Doniphan, MO) basketball crushed the host Poplar Bluff Mules (Poplar Bluff, MO), 57-27 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Dons now possess a 8-0 record. They play next when they host Portageville for a non-league bout on Saturday, December 28. Doniphan will play a Bulldogs team coming off a 58-40 non-league win over Twin Rivers (Broseley, MO). The Bulldogs record now stands at 6-1.

With the loss, Poplar Bluff falls to 7-3 on the campaign. The Mules host Central (Cape Girardeau, MO) to play the Tigers in a Southeast Missouri bout on Thursday, January 9. The Tigers go into the bout with a record of 5-6.