The Crest Ridge Cougars (Centerview, MO) basketball were winner over the visiting Northwest Mustangs (Hughesville, MO), 53-44 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Cougars now possess a 18-6 record. They play next when they travel to Sweet Springs for a I-70 bout on Monday, February 17. Crest Ridge will play a Greyhounds team coming off a 64-21 league loss to St. Paul Lutheran (Concordia, MO). The Greyhounds record now stands at 6-16.

The Mustangs (7-16) will now prepare for their outing against Green Ridge (Green Ridge, MO). The Tigers enter the Kaysinger outing with a 8-10 record. In their last outing, Green Ridge was defeated by Smithton (Smithton, MO), 57-38, in a league outing.