St. James Tigers (St. James, MO) backers were in high spirits Saturday as they witnessed their basketball squad tip the visiting Sullivan Eagles (Sullivan, MO), 42-36 in a league bout.

With the win, St. James upgrades its record to 3-7 on the season. The Tigers travel to Montgomery County (Montgomery City, MO) to clash with the Wildcats in a non-league bout on Thursday, January 25. The Wildcats go into the bout with a record of 13-4. Montgomery County won 83-21 in their recent non-league bout against New Haven (New Haven, MO)

Next up, the Eagles clash with the Pacific Indians (Pacific, MO) in a Four Rivers bout, on Monday, January 22. Sullivan will attempt to upgrade on its 1-12 season record.