Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Ozark Tigers (Ozark, MO) and the visiting Carthage Tigers (Carthage, MO), saw Ozark's basketball squad overcome Carthage by a tally of 40-28.

With the victory, Ozark improves its record to 1-1 on the campaign. The Tigers host Willard (Willard, MO) to confront the Tigers in a Central Ozarks challenge on Monday, January 29. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 3-6.

Next up, the Tigers confront the McDonald County Mustangs (Anderson, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 16. Carthage will attempt to improve on its 6-8 season record.