Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Willow Springs Bears (Willow Springs, MO) and the visiting Bakersfield Lions (Bakersfield, MO), saw Willow Springs's basketball squad knock off Bakersfield by a tally of 51-42.

With the victory, Willow Springs improves its record to 7-7 on the campaign. The Bears travel to Liberty (Mountain View, MO) to play the Eagles in a South Central challenge on Saturday, January 27. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 10-8. Liberty won 59-47 in their recent non-league challenge against Branson (Branson, MO)

Next up, the Lions play the Alton Comets (Alton, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 29. Bakersfield will attempt to improve on its 8-5 season record.