Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Twin Rivers Royals (Broseley, MO) and the visiting Bernie Mules (Bernie, MO), saw Twin Rivers's basketball squad hold off Bernie by a count of 35-28.

With the victory, Twin Rivers upgrades its record to 11-7 on the campaign. The Royals travel to Puxico (Puxico, MO) to play the Indians in a non-league challenge on Thursday, February 1. The Indians go into the test with a record of 14-1. Puxico won 70-59 in their recent league test against Bloomfield (Bloomfield, MO)

The Mules now own a 7-9 record. They play next when they travel to Holcomb for a Tri-County - Southeast test on Friday, February 2.