Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Sullivan Eagles (Sullivan, MO) and the host Cuba Wildcats (Cuba, MO), saw Sullivan's basketball squad hold off Cuba by a count of 23-20.

With the victory, Sullivan upgrades its record to 4-3 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to Southern Missouri RUSH (Springfield, MO) to play the * in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 17. The * come into the challenge with a record of 13-6. Southern Missouri RUSH lost 58-56 in their recent non-league challenge against Marionville (Marionville, MO)

Next up, the Wildcats play the Viburnum Blue Jays (Viburnum, MO) in a Gasconade Valley challenge, on Tuesday, January 24. Cuba will attempt to upgrade on its 8-7 season record.