The Atlanta Hornets (Atlanta, MO) basketball knocked off the visiting Novinger Wildcats (Novinger, MO), 66-55 in Saturday's league test.

The Hornets (17-4) will now prepare for their test against Scotland County (Memphis, MO). The Tigers go into the non-league test with a 7-10 record. In their last test, Scotland County notched a victory over Paris (Paris, MO), 62-26, in a league test.

The Wildcats now own a 6-8 record. They play next when they travel to Schuyler County for a non-league test on Wednesday, February 16. Novinger will encounter a Rams squad coming off a 63-39 league loss to Westran (Huntsville, MO). The Rams record now stands at 6-15.