The Merryville Panthers basketball squad (Merryville, LA), was outscored 46-32 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Grand Lake Hornets (Lake Charles, LA)

With the victory, Grand Lake advances its record to 14-13 on the year. The Hornets travel to Oberlin (Oberlin, LA) to meet the Tigers in a 1A District 4 battle on Thursday, February 6. The Tigers enter the battle with a record of 2-26. Oberlin lost 45-31 in their recent league battle against Elton (Elton, LA)

The Panthers now own a 5-20 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Rosepine for a non-league battle on Thursday, February 6. Merryville will meet a Eagles squad coming off a 95-57 league win over DeQuincy (DeQuincy, LA). The Eagles record now stands at 28-11.