The crowd at Monday's league challenge between the Ozark Tigers (Ozark, MO) and the visiting Willard Tigers (Willard, MO), observed Ozark's basketball team overwhelm Willard by a score of 63-38.

The Tigers (1-4) will now prepare for their challenge against West Plains (West Plains, MO). The Zizzers come into the non-league challenge with a 5-6 record. In their last challenge, West Plains trounced Poplar Bluff (Poplar Bluff, MO), 67-57, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers battle the Lebanon Yellowjackets (Lebanon, MO) in a Central Ozarks challenge, on Thursday, January 16. Willard will attempt to improve on its 6-5 season record. The Yellowjackets come into the challenge with a 4-8 record after their 67-59 league loss to Republic (Republic, MO).