The Hale Cardinals topped the host Mercer Cardinals basketball team by a final score of 55-47 in Thursday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Cardinals face the Meadville Eagles (Meadville, MO) in a non-league game, on Saturday, February 1. Hale will attempt to move on its 11-4 season record. The Eagles enter the game with a 13-2 record after their 67-0 non-league win over Linn County (Purdin, MO).

With the defeat, Mercer moves to 5-3 on the year. The Cardinals travel to Winston (Winston, MO) to face the Red Birds in a HDC game on Tuesday, February 4. The Red Birds enter the game with a record of 12-4. Winston won 42-30 in their recent non-league game against Orrick (Orrick, MO)