Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the East Prairie Eagles (East Prairie, MO) and the visiting Charleston Bluejays (Charleston, MO), saw East Prairie's basketball squad hold off Charleston by a tally of 45-38.

With the victory, East Prairie improves its record to 4-7 on the campaign. The Eagles host Scott City (Scott City, MO) to confront the Rams in a Scott-Mississippi challenge on Monday, January 30. The Rams come into the challenge with a record of 12-6.

Next up, the Bluejays confront the Oak Ridge Blue Jays (Oak Ridge, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 23. Charleston will attempt to improve on its 1-12 season record. The Blue Jays come into the challenge with a 5-2 record after their 40-38 non-league win over Advance (Advance, MO).