The Bolivar Liberators (Bolivar, MO) basketball edged the visiting Hillcrest Hornets (Springfield, MO), 53-52 in Thursday's league bout.

The Liberators now possess a 10-13 record. They play next when they travel to West Plains for a Ozarks bout on Monday, February 10. Bolivar will play a Zizzers team coming off a 67-55 non-league loss to Doniphan (Doniphan, MO). The Zizzers record now stands at 13-8.

With the loss, Hillcrest falls to 15-5 on the campaign. The Hornets travel to Carl Junction (Carl Junction, MO) to play the Bulldogs in a non-league bout on Monday, February 10. The Bulldogs go into the bout with a record of 1-5. Carl Junction lost 56-25 in their recent league bout against Branson (Branson, MO)