The crowd at Monday's league challenge between the East Newton Patriots (Granby, MO) and the host Lamar Tigers (Lamar, MO), observed East Newton's basketball team overcome Lamar by a margin of 56-38.

The Patriots (7-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Miller (Miller, MO). The Cardinals come into the non-league challenge with a 9-3 record. In their last challenge, Miller defeated Wheaton (Wheaton, MO), 102-42, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers battle the Stockton Tigers (Stockton, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 14. Lamar will attempt to better on its 2-5 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 10-3 record after their 53-48 non-league loss to Greenwood (Springfield, MO).