The Kickapoo Chiefs (Springfield, MO) basketball nipped the host Jefferson City Jays (Jefferson City, MO), 53-48 in Saturday's non-league test.

The Chiefs (17-1) will now prepare for their test against Central (Springfield, MO). The Bulldogs go into the Ozarks test with a 13-5 record. In their last test, Central was tipped by Webster Groves (Webster Groves, MO), 59-55, in a non-league test.

The Jays now own a 6-8 record. They play next when they host Rock Bridge for a Central Missouri test on Tuesday, January 30. Jefferson City will encounter a Bruins squad coming off a 61-48 non-league win over Parkway North (St. Louis, MO). The Bruins record now stands at 9-3.