The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the St. James Tigers (St. James, MO) and the host St. Clair Bulldogs (St. Clair, MO), observed St. James's basketball team overcome St. Clair by a margin of 56-48.

The Tigers (5-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Montgomery County (Montgomery City, MO). The Wildcats come into the non-league challenge with a 17-1 record. In their last challenge, Montgomery County defeated Wright City (Wright City, MO), 84-21, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Bulldogs battle the Sullivan Eagles (Sullivan, MO) in a Four Rivers challenge, on Friday, February 7. St. Clair will attempt to better on its 6-8 season record.