The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Hollister Tigers (Hollister, MO) and the host Galena Bears (Galena, MO), observed Hollister's basketball team edge Galena by a score of 52-50.

The Tigers (5-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Seneca (Seneca, MO). The Indians come into the Big 8 challenge with a 4-5 record.

In their next game, the Bears battle the Gloria Deo Academy (Springfield, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 20. Galena will attempt to improve on its 11-2 season record. The come into the challenge with a 1-2 record after their 39-32 league loss to Aurora Christian Academy (Aurora, MO).