The Mountain Grove Panthers (Mountain Grove, MO) basketball nipped the host Cabool Bulldogs (Cabool, MO), 55-49 in Tuesday's league test.

The Panthers (1-4) will now prepare for their test against Willow Springs (Willow Springs, MO). The Bears go into the South Central test with a 5-10 record. In their last test, Willow Springs was tipped by Ava (Ava, MO), 50-38, in a league test.

The Bulldogs now own a 5-12 record. They take the field next when they host Lutie for a non-league test on Thursday, February 12. Cabool will clash with a Indians squad coming off a 81-48 non-league loss to Norwood (Norwood, MO). The Indians record now stands at 0-16.