In Tuesday's league outing, the Willard Tigers (Willard, MO) basketball squad nipped the host Ozark Tigers (Ozark, MO), by a margin of 69-65.

The Tigers (15-7) will now prepare for their outing against Joplin (Joplin, MO). The Eagles go into the Central Ozarks outing with a 12-15 record. In their last outing, Joplin was tipped by Carl Junction (Carl Junction, MO), 67-63, in a non-league outing.

The Tigers now own a 15-9 record. They play next when they travel to Carthage for a Central Ozarks outing on Friday, February 15. Ozark will encounter a Tigers squad coming off a 80-61 league loss to Branson (Branson, MO). The Tigers record now stands at 14-13.