In Thursday's non-league outing, the Republic Tigers (Republic, MO) basketball squad overwhelmed the host Camdenton Lakers (Camdenton, MO), by a count of 55-24.

The Tigers (10-5) will now prepare for their outing against Branson (Branson, MO). The Pirates go into the Central Ozarks outing with a 5-7 record. In their last outing, Branson smashed West Plains (West Plains, MO), 76-72, in a non-league outing.

The Lakers now hold a 1-12 record. They play next when they host Waynesville for a Ozarks outing on Tuesday, January 30. Camdenton will clash with a Tigers squad coming off a 45-41 non-league win over Salem (Salem, MO). The Tigers record now stands at 10-10.