Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Hartville Eagles (Hartville, MO) and the host Mansfield Lions (Mansfield, MO), saw Hartville's basketball squad wallop Mansfield by a tally of 63-42.

With the victory, Hartville improves its record to 20-2 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to Conway (Conway, MO) to confront the Bears in a Summit challenge on Friday, February 9. The Bears come into the challenge with a record of 6-14. Conway lost 88-51 in their recent league challenge against Sparta (Sparta, MO)

Next up, the Lions confront the Gainesville Bulldogs (Gainesville, MO) in a Summit challenge, on Friday, February 9. Mansfield will attempt to improve on its 11-9 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 13-5 record after their 82-59 league win over Fordland (Fordland, MO).