The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Lafayette County Huskers (Higginsville, MO) and the visiting Lexington Minutemen (Lexington, MO), observed Lafayette County's basketball team knock off Lexington by a score of 61-52.

The Huskers (10-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Carrollton (Carrollton, MO). The Trojans come into the Missouri River Valley - East challenge with a 7-6 record.

In their next game, the Minutemen battle the Crest Ridge Cougars (Centerview, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. Lexington will attempt to improve on its 8-3 season record. The Cougars come into the challenge with a 9-3 record after their 53-50 league win over Wellington-Napoleon (Wellington, MO).