The Mercer Cardinals (Mercer, MO) basketball knocked off the visiting Grundy County Panthers (Galt, MO), 35-26 in Monday's non-league test.

The Cardinals (21-2) will now prepare for their test against Gilman City (Gilman City, MO). The Hawks go into the non-league test with a 10-9 record. In their last test, Gilman City notched a victory over Winston (Winston, MO), 51-48, in a non-league test.

The Panthers now own a 7-7 record. They play next when they host Novinger for a non-league test on Monday, February 19. Grundy County will encounter a Wildcats squad coming off a 48-37 league win over Brashear (Brashear, MO). The Wildcats record now stands at 8-17.