In Friday's non-league outing, the Eldon Mustangs (Eldon, MO) basketball squad edged the visiting Boonville Pirates (Boonville, MO), by a count of 61-55.

The Mustangs (8-1) will now prepare for their outing against Eugene (Eugene, MO). The Eagles go into the non-league outing with a 12-3 record. In their last outing, Eugene nipped Osage (Kaiser, MO), 81-65, in a non-league outing.

The Pirates now hold a 7-7 record. They take the field next when they travel to Kirksville for a North Central Missouri outing on Tuesday, January 24. Boonville will encounter a Tigers squad coming off a 56-25 non-league win over Brookfield (Brookfield, MO). The Tigers record now stands at 6-10.