In Thursday's non-league outing, the Springfield Catholic Fighting Irish (Springfield, MO) basketball squad beat the host Bakersfield Lions (Bakersfield, MO), by a count of 85-66.

The Fighting Irish (11-3) will now prepare for their outing against Hollister (Hollister, MO). The Tigers go into the Big 8 outing with a 3-9 record.

The Lions now hold a 9-6 record. They play next when they host Koshkonong for a White River outing on Monday, January 15. Bakersfield will clash with a Blue Jays squad coming off a 69-39 non-league loss to Cabool (Cabool, MO). The Blue Jays record now stands at 4-6.