In Friday's league outing, the Kickapoo Chiefs (Springfield, MO) basketball squad edged the host Joplin Eagles (Joplin, MO), by a count of 71-67.

The Chiefs (19-3) will now prepare for their outing against Rolla (Rolla, MO). The Bulldogs go into the Ozarks outing with a 13-8 record. In their last outing, Rolla nipped Camdenton (Camdenton, MO), 67-45, in a league outing.

The Eagles now hold a 3-5 record. They take the field next when they host Glendale for a Ozarks outing on Tuesday, February 15. Joplin will encounter a Falcons squad coming off a 66-53 league win over Parkview (Springfield, MO). The Falcons record now stands at 20-3.