The Merryville Panthers routed the host Basile Bearcats basketball team by a final score of 60-18 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Panthers face the Oberlin Tigers (Oberlin, LA) in a 1A District 5 game, on Tuesday, February 6. Merryville will attempt to move on its 19-10 season record. The Tigers enter the game with a 21-11 record after their 68-60 league loss to East Beauregard (DeRidder, LA).

With the defeat, Basile moves to 8-14 on the year. The Bearcats travel to Eunice (Eunice, LA) to face the Bobcats in a non-league game on Monday, February 5. The Bobcats enter the game with a record of 4-23. Eunice lost 60-14 in their recent league battle against DeRidder (DeRidder, LA)