The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Lesterville Bearcats (Lesterville, MO) and the visiting Bismarck Indians (Bismarck, MO), observed Lesterville's basketball team overcome Bismarck by a margin of 54-44.

The Bearcats (5-9) will now prepare for their challenge against Valley (Caledonia, MO). The Vikings come into the non-league challenge with a 11-3 record. In their last challenge, Valley defeated Kingston (Cadet, MO), 47-36, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Indians battle the West County Bulldogs (Leadwood, MO) in a Mineral Area - Small challenge, on Friday, January 31. Bismarck will attempt to better on its 5-12 season record.