The Fairfield Trojans (Fairfield, IA) basketball edged the host Mt. Pleasant Panthers (Mt. Pleasant, IA), 40-35 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Trojans now possess a 1-18 record. They play next when they travel to Burlington for a Southeast bout on Friday, February 7. Fairfield will play a Grayhounds team coming off a 70-67 non-league loss to Kennedy (Cedar Rapids, IA). The Grayhounds record now stands at 7-3.

With the loss, Mt. Pleasant falls to 3-14 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Keokuk (Keokuk, IA) to play the Chiefs in a Southeast bout on Friday, February 7. The Chiefs go into the bout with a record of 16-3. Keokuk won 66-27 in their recent non-league bout against West Branch (West Branch, IA)