In Thursday's league outing, the Sturgeon Bulldogs (Sturgeon, MO) basketball squad nipped the visiting Slater Wildcats (Slater, MO), by a margin of 41-36.

The Bulldogs (8-7) will now prepare for their outing against Slater (Slater, MO). The Wildcats go into the Central outing with a 4-13 record. In their last outing, Slater was tipped by Sturgeon (Sturgeon, MO), 41-36, in a league outing.

The Wildcats now own a 4-13 record. They play next when they travel to Sturgeon for a Central outing on Friday, January 12. Slater will encounter a Bulldogs squad coming off a 41-36 league win over Slater (Slater, MO). The Bulldogs record now stands at 8-7.