The Mt. Pleasant Panthers basketball squad (Mt. Pleasant, IA), was nudged 53-47 in Friday's league battle with the host Burlington Grayhounds (Burlington, IA)

With the victory, Burlington advances its record to 1-2 on the year. The Grayhounds travel to Iowa City West (Iowa City, IA) to meet the Trojans in a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 10. The Trojans enter the battle with a record of 2-0. Iowa City West won 63-55 in their recent non-league battle against Davenport West (Davenport, IA)

The Panthers now own a 0-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host Notre Dame for a non-league battle on Monday, December 9. Mt. Pleasant will meet a Nikes squad coming off a 52-33 league win over Central Lee (Donnellson, IA). The Nikes record now stands at 2-0.