The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Clearwater Fightin' Tigers (Piedmont, MO) and the host Neelyville Tigers (Neelyville, MO), observed Clearwater's basketball team overcome Neelyville by a score of 72-64.

The Fightin' Tigers (5-10) will now prepare for their challenge against Van Buren (Van Buren, MO). The Bulldogs come into the non-league challenge with a 5-6 record. In their last challenge, Van Buren dropped by Clearwater (Piedmont, MO), 82-73, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers battle the Naylor Eagles (Naylor, MO) in a Ozark Foothills bout, on Monday, January 20. Neelyville will attempt to move on its 1-10 season record.