The Massac County Patriots (Metropolis, IL) basketball nipped the host Harrisburg Bulldogs (Harrisburg, IL), 76-70 in Friday's league test.

The Patriots (17-7) will now prepare for their test against Ballard Memorial (Barlow, KY). The Bombers go into the non-league test with a 6-13 record. In their last test, Ballard Memorial got by Carlisle County (Bardwell, KY), 62-54, in a non-league test.

The Bulldogs now own a 13-14 record. They play next when they host Carterville for a Southern Illinois River-to-River - Ohio test on Tuesday, February 6. Harrisburg will encounter a Lions squad coming off a 58-48 non-league win over Anna-Jonesboro (Anna, IL). The Lions record now stands at 14-11.