The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Odessa Bulldogs (Odessa, MO) and the host Excelsior Springs Tigers (Excelsior Springs, MO), observed Odessa's basketball team overcome Excelsior Springs by a margin of 49-35.

The Bulldogs (4-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Marshall (Marshall, MO). The Owls come into the non-league challenge with a 4-7 record. In their last challenge, Marshall dropped by St. Michael the Archangel (Lee's Summit, MO), 71-33, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers battle the Raytown South Cardinals (Raytown, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 17. Excelsior Springs will attempt to better on its 0-13 season record. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a 4-10 record after their 56-53 non-league loss to Grandview (Grandview, MO).