In Friday's league outing, the Holcomb Hornets (Holcomb, MO) basketball squad nipped the host Risco Tigers (Risco, MO), by a margin of 56-51.

The Hornets (10-2) will now prepare for their outing against Gideon (Gideon, MO). The Bulldogs go into the Tri-County - Southeast outing with a 1-4 record.

The Tigers now own a 8-6 record. They take the field next when they travel to Hayti for a non-league outing on Saturday, January 19. Risco will encounter a Indians squad coming off a 69-59 non-league win over Rivercrest (Wilson, AR). The Indians record now stands at 10-5.