Marionville Comets (Marionville, MO) supporters left the game happy Saturday as they witnessed their basketball squad hold off the visiting Southwest Trojans (Washburn, MO), 63-57 in a non-league battle.

With the victory, Marionville advances its record to 1-2 on the year. The Comets host Billings (Billings, MO) to meet the Wildcats in a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 10. The Wildcats enter the outing with a record of 2-1. Billings lost 50-46 in their recent non-league outing against Monett (Monett, MO)

The Trojans (2-2) will now prepare for their outing against East Newton (Granby, MO). The Patriots come into the non-league outing with a 1-1 record. In their last outing, East Newton was nipped by New Heights Christian Academy (Joplin, MO), 51-44, in a non-league outing.