The McKinley Panthers (Baton Rouge, LA) basketball nipped the host St. Michael Warriors (Baton Rouge, LA), 49-47 in Tuesday's league test.

The Panthers (18-9) will now prepare for their test against Brusly (Brusly, LA). The Panthers go into the 4A District 6 test with a 23-1 record. In their last test, Brusly got by West Feliciana (St. Francisville, LA), 70-20, in a league test.

The Warriors now own a 16-13 record. They play next when they travel to Tara for a 4A District 6 contest on Friday, February 9.