The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Bolivar Liberators (Bolivar, MO) and the visiting Monett Cubs (Monett, MO), observed Bolivar's basketball team overwhelm Monett by a margin of 69-45.

The Liberators (10-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Metro Academy (Shawnee Mission, KS). The Mavericks come into the non-league challenge with a 14-8 record. In their last challenge, Metro Academy was trounced by Shawnee Mission South (Shawnee Mission, KS), 62-39, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Cubs battle the East Newton Patriots (Granby, MO) in a Big 8 challenge, on Friday, January 31. Monett will attempt to better on its 7-9 season record.