The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the La Monte Vikings (La Monte, MO) and the visiting Orrick Bearcats (Orrick, MO), observed La Monte's basketball team edge Orrick by a score of 34-27.

The Vikings (1-10) will now prepare for their challenge against Northwest (Hughesville, MO). The Mustangs come into the Kaysinger challenge with a 12-2 record. In their last challenge, Northwest edged Cole Camp (Cole Camp, MO), 41-32, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Bearcats encounter the Kingsville Tigers (Kingsville, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. Orrick will attempt to improve on its 1-7 season record.