In Thursday's non-league outing, the Southwest Trojans (Washburn, MO) basketball squad felled the host Verona Wildcats (Verona, MO), by a margin of 88-75.

The Trojans (5-2) will now prepare for their outing against Cassville (Cassville, MO). The Wildcats go into the non-league outing with a 5-4 record. In their last outing, Cassville thwarted Seneca (Seneca, MO), 70-68, in a league outing.

The Wildcats now own a 3-3 record. They play next when they travel to McAuley Catholic for a Ozark 7 outing on Friday, January 13. Verona will clash with a Warriors squad coming off a 43-40 non-league loss to Sheldon (Sheldon, MO). The Warriors record now stands at 2-6.