The Niangua Cardinals (Niangua, MO) basketball crushed the host Fair Play Hornets (Fair Play, MO), 51-26 in Friday's non-league test.

The Cardinals (17-2) will now prepare for their test against Bradleyville (Bradleyville, MO). The Eagles go into the Mark Twain test with a 1-16 record. In their last test, Bradleyville walloped Everton (Everton, MO), 78-34, in a league test.

The Hornets now own a 4-15 record. They play next when they travel to Early for a non-league test on Monday, February 5.