The crowd at Saturday's league challenge between the Monett Cubs (Monett, MO) and the visiting Mt. Vernon Mountaineers (Mt. Vernon, MO), observed Monett's basketball team knock off Mt. Vernon by a score of 62-49.

The Cubs (7-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Clever (Clever, MO). The Blue Jays come into the non-league challenge with a 7-8 record.

In their next game, the Mountaineers encounter the Aurora Houn Dawgs (Aurora, MO) in a Big 8 challenge, on Monday, January 27. Mt. Vernon will attempt to improve on its 6-8 season record. The Houn Dawgs come into the challenge with a 11-3 record after their 65-22 non-league win over Claremore (Claremore, OK).