The Moberly Spartans basketball team (Moberly, MO), was nudged 62-57 in Friday's non-league battle with the host Centralia Panthers (Centralia, MO)

The Panthers now possess a 5-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Blair Oaks for a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 12. Centralia will confront a Falcons team coming off a 54-26 non-league loss to St. James (St. James, MO). The Falcons record now stands at 0-5.

The Spartans (4-1) will now prepare for their battle against Hannibal (Hannibal, MO). The Pirates come into the North Central Missouri battle with a 4-1 record. In their last battle, Hannibal edged Fulton (Fulton, MO), 41-26, in a league battle.