The Thayer Bobcats basketball team scored 61 points and limited the visiting Licking Wildcats to 37 in the Bobcats non-league triumph on Tuesday.

The Bobcats now possess a 13-2 record. They play next when they travel to Branson for a non-league game on Thursday, January 30. Thayer will confront a Pirates team coming off a 75-48 non-league win over Pittsburg (Pittsburg, KS). The Pirates record now stands at 7-7.

With the loss, Licking falls to 12-5 on the campaign. The Wildcats host St. James (St. James, MO) to confront the Tigers in a non-league game on Monday, February 3. The Tigers go into the game with a record of 4-6. St. James lost 70-60 in their recent non-league game against Southern Missouri RUSH (Springfield, MO)