The Fair Play Hornets basketball squad (Fair Play, MO), was nudged 44-37 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Macks Creek Pirates (Macks Creek, MO)

With the victory, Macks Creek advances its record to 6-18 on the year. The Pirates host Halfway (Halfway, MO) to meet the Cardinals in a Polk County battle on Tuesday, February 18. The Cardinals enter the battle with a record of 18-4. Halfway won 53-51 in their recent non-league battle against Sacred Heart (Sedalia, MO)

The Hornets now own a 4-17 record. They put it on the line next when they host Walnut Grove for a Polk County battle on Monday, February 17. Fair Play will meet a Tigers squad coming off a 77-40 league loss to Wheatland (Wheatland, MO). The Tigers record now stands at 12-12.