In Thursday's league outing, the Mountain Grove Panthers (Mountain Grove, MO) basketball squad edged the visiting Willow Springs Bears (Willow Springs, MO), by a count of 41-34.

The Panthers (8-8) will now prepare for their outing against Plato (Plato, MO). The Eagles go into the non-league outing with a 4-10 record.

The Bears now hold a 4-7 record. They play next when they host Southern Reynolds for a non-league outing on Saturday, February 11. Willow Springs will clash with a Whippets squad coming off a 56-53 non-league win over Lesterville (Lesterville, MO). The Whippets record now stands at 11-7.