The Greenville Bears (Greenville, MO) basketball nipped the host Neelyville Tigers (Neelyville, MO), 54-50 in Wednesday's league test.

The Bears (8-5) will now prepare for their test against Clearwater (Piedmont, MO). The Fightin' Tigers go into the Ozark Foothills test with a 6-11 record. In their last test, Clearwater got by Doniphan (Doniphan, MO), 72-61, in a league test.

The Tigers now own a 8-7 record. They play next when they host Doniphan for a Ozark Foothills test on Friday, January 26. Neelyville will encounter a Dons squad coming off a 72-61 league loss to Clearwater (Piedmont, MO). The Dons record now stands at 3-9.