The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the St. Paul Lutheran Saints (Concordia, MO) and the visiting Orrick Bearcats (Orrick, MO), observed St. Paul Lutheran's basketball squad get by Orrick by a score of 51-48.

Next, the Saints clash with the Tipton Cardinals (Tipton, MO) in a non-league test, on Wednesday, January 29. St. Paul Lutheran will attempt to improve on its 10-4 season record. The Cardinals come into the test with a 5-12 record after their 69-65 non-league loss to South Callaway (Mokane, MO).

The Bearcats (5-7) will now prepare for their test against Hardin-Central (Hardin, MO). The Bulldogs come into the non-league test with a 9-6 record. In their last test, Hardin-Central was nipped by Winston (Winston, MO), 44-36, in a non-league test.