The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the South Iron Panthers (Annapolis, MO) and the host Fredericktown Black Cats (Fredericktown, MO), observed South Iron's basketball team overcome Fredericktown by a score of 57-47.

The Panthers (14-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Neelyville (Neelyville, MO). The Tigers come into the non-league challenge with a 7-10 record. In their last challenge, Neelyville defeated East Carter (Ellsinore, MO), 40-29, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Black Cats battle the Ste. Genevieve Dragons (Ste. Genevieve, MO) in a Mineral Area - Large challenge, on Friday, January 31. Fredericktown will attempt to improve on its 8-9 season record. The Dragons come into the challenge with a 8-7 record after their 76-63 non-league loss to St. Vincent (Perryville, MO).