The Hallsville Indians basketball team (Hallsville, MO), was nudged 83-81 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Osage Indians (Kaiser, MO)

The Indians now possess a 3-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Blair Oaks for a Tri-County - Southwest battle on Friday, February 16. Osage will battle a Falcons team coming off a 60-50 league win over California (California, MO). The Falcons record now stands at 11-9.

The Indians (15-7) will now prepare for their battle against Salisbury (Salisbury, MO). The Panthers come into the non-league battle with a 23-1 record. In their last battle, Salisbury edged Harrisburg (Harrisburg, MO), 62-54, in a league battle.