The crowd at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the East (Kansas City, MO) and the visiting Wellington-Napoleon Tigers (Wellington, MO), observed East's basketball team edge Wellington-Napoleon by a score of 42-38.

The (9-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Richmond (Richmond, MO). The Spartans come into the non-league challenge with a 11-2 record. In their last challenge, Richmond edged Wellington-Napoleon (Wellington, MO), 83-37, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers encounter the Cameron Dragons (Cameron, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, February 1. Wellington-Napoleon will attempt to improve on its 2-13 season record. The Dragons come into the challenge with a 6-14 record after their 54-38 league loss to Bishop LeBlond (St. Joseph, MO).