Liberty Eagles (Liberty, IL) boosters left the game satisfied Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad nudge the host Seymour Indians (Payson, IL), 49-42 in a league match.

With the victory, Liberty upgrades its record to 16-10 on the year. The Eagles travel to Monroe City (Monroe City, MO) to face the Panthers in a non-league match on Saturday, February 8. The Panthers enter the match with a record of 16-3. Monroe City won 57-55 in their recent league match against South Shelby (Shelbina, MO)

The Indians now sport a 14-11 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Beardstown for a West Central match on Monday, February 10. Seymour will face a Tigers squad coming off a 78-60 non-league win over Astoria/VIT (Astoria, IL). The Tigers record now stands at 6-17.