In Thursday's non-league outing, the Hallsville Indians (Hallsville, MO) basketball squad nipped the visiting Salisbury Panthers (Salisbury, MO), by a margin of 61-60.

The Indians (16-7) will now prepare for their outing against Blair Oaks (Jefferson City, MO). The Falcons go into the Tri-County - Southwest outing with a 11-9 record. In their last outing, Blair Oaks got by California (California, MO), 60-50, in a league outing.

The Panthers now own a 23-2 record. They play next when they host Scotland County for a Lewis & Clark outing on Friday, February 16. Salisbury will encounter a Tigers squad coming off a 47-41 non-league loss to North Shelby (Shelbyville, MO). The Tigers record now stands at 10-11.