The Gideon Bulldogs (Gideon, MO) basketball nipped the visiting Naylor Eagles (Naylor, MO), 54-53 in Thursday's non-league test.

The Bulldogs (5-11) will now prepare for their test against South Pemiscot (Steele, MO). The Bulldogs go into the non-league test with a 0-20 record. In their last test, South Pemiscot was tipped by Campbell (Campbell, MO), 72-54, in a non-league test.

The Eagles now own a 6-15 record. They take the field next when they travel to Southland for a non-league test on Friday, February 25. Naylor will meet a Rebels team coming off a 83-56 non-league loss to Risco (Risco, MO). The Rebels record now stands at 2-11.