The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Putnam County Midgets (Unionville, MO) and the host Knox County Eagles (Edina, MO), observed Putnam County's basketball team edge Knox County by a score of 69-63.

The Midgets (10-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Green City (Green City, MO). The Gophers come into the non-league challenge with a 12-0 record. In their last challenge, Green City edged Brashear (Brashear, MO), 74-46, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Eagles battle the Schuyler County Rams (Lancaster, MO) in a Lewis & Clark challenge, on Friday, January 31. Knox County will attempt to improve on its 1-14 season record. The Rams come into the challenge with a 15-7 record after their 62-56 league win over Scotland County (Memphis, MO).