Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Centralia Panthers (Centralia, MO) and the visiting Linn Wildcats (Linn, MO), saw Centralia's basketball squad wallop Linn by a tally of 53-27.

With the victory, Centralia improves its record to 11-3 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Marceline (Marceline, MO) to confront the Tigers in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 19. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 2-8. Marceline won 38-33 in their recent non-league challenge against Brookfield (Brookfield, MO)

Next up, the Wildcats confront the Blair Oaks Falcons (Jefferson City, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 22. Linn will attempt to improve on its 7-7 season record. The Falcons come into the challenge with a 0-14 record after their 76-56 league loss to Boonville (Boonville, MO).