The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Nixa Eagles (Nixa, MO) and the visiting Helias Crusaders (Jefferson City, MO), observed Nixa's basketball team overwhelm Helias by a score of 79-52.

The Eagles (13-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Fair Grove (Fair Grove, MO). The Eagles come into the non-league challenge with a 14-3 record. In their last challenge, Fair Grove trounced Troy-Buchanan (Troy, MO), 62-58, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Crusaders encounter the St. James Tigers (St. James, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, January 29. Helias will attempt to improve on its 7-7 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 9-3 record after their 49-35 non-league win over Norwood (Norwood, MO).