The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the South Iron Panthers (Annapolis, MO) and the host Lesterville Bearcats (Lesterville, MO), observed South Iron's basketball team edge Lesterville by a score of 42-40.

The Panthers (4-12) will now prepare for their challenge against Valle Catholic (Ste. Genevieve, MO). The Warriors come into the non-league challenge with a 9-4 record.

In their next game, the Bearcats encounter the Greenville Bears (Greenville, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 27. Lesterville will attempt to improve on its 5-8 season record. The Bears come into the challenge with a 8-7 record after their 70-27 league loss to Neelyville (Neelyville, MO).