Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Niangua Cardinals (Niangua, MO) and the host Billings Wildcats (Billings, MO), saw Niangua's basketball squad knock off Billings by a count of 74-62.

With the victory, Niangua upgrades its record to 12-6 on the campaign. The Cardinals travel to New Covenant Academy (Springfield, MO) to confront the Warriors in a Mark Twain battle on Thursday, February 2. The Warriors come into the battle with a record of 2-6. New Covenant Academy lost 46-34 in their recent non-league battle against Buffalo (Buffalo, MO)

The Wildcats (5-6) will now prepare for their battle against Galena (Galena, MO). The Bears come into the Southwest Central battle with a 6-2 record.