Pinckneyville took a giant step toward winning another conference title with a victory Friday night at Nashville, 46-43.
The Panthers fell behind 8-4 in the first quarter but grabbed a 18-13 lead at the half.
Nashville would outscore the Panthers 11-10 and 19-18 in the second half but it was not enough, as Pinckneyville held on for the narrow three point win.
Hunter Queen led Pinckneyville with 14 points, while Payton Nippe and Chris Priebe each had eight.