The Walnut Grove Tigers (Walnut Grove, MO) basketball felled the visiting Hermitage Hornets (Hermitage, MO), 53-40 in Thursday's league test.

The Tigers (15-7) will now prepare for their test against Fair Play (Fair Play, MO). The Hornets go into the Polk County test with a 4-17 record. In their last test, Fair Play was beaten by Macks Creek (Macks Creek, MO), 38-32, in a league test.

The Hornets now own a 13-9 record. They play next when they host Weaubleau for a Polk County test on Tuesday, February 13.