Fans at Monday's league challenge between the Marionville Comets (Marionville, MO) and the visiting Ash Grove Pirates (Ash Grove, MO), saw Marionville's basketball squad hold off Ash Grove by a tally of 41-38.

With the victory, Marionville improves its record to 17-6 on the campaign. The Comets travel to Lockwood (Lockwood, MO) to confront the Tigers in a Southwest challenge on Friday, February 10. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 2-7. Lockwood lost 59-26 in their recent league challenge against Miller (Miller, MO)