The Carrollton Trojans (Carrollton, MO) basketball edged the host Holden Eagles (Holden, MO), 44-43 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Trojans now possess a 15-3 record. They play next when they host Tina-Avalon for a non-league bout on Thursday, February 6. Carrollton will play a Dragons team coming off a 47-20 league loss to Meadville (Meadville, MO). The Dragons record now stands at 2-12.

With the loss, Holden falls to 7-11 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to Richmond (Richmond, MO) to play the Spartans in a Missouri River Valley - East bout on Friday, February 7. The Spartans go into the bout with a record of 5-12. Richmond won 50-41 in their recent league bout against Lafayette County (Higginsville, MO)