In Monday's non-league outing, the Mansfield Lions (Mansfield, MO) basketball squad felled the host Licking Wildcats (Licking, MO), by a margin of 48-36.

The Lions (10-2) will now prepare for their outing against Ava (Ava, MO). The Bears go into the non-league outing with a 7-1 record. In their last outing, Ava thwarted Cabool (Cabool, MO), 56-22, in a league outing.

The Wildcats now own a 11-2 record. They play next when they travel to Willow Springs for a non-league outing on Thursday, January 5. Licking will clash with a Bears squad coming off a 53-48 non-league loss to Alton (Alton, MO). The Bears record now stands at 2-2.