The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Holden Eagles (Holden, MO) and the visiting Leeton Bulldogs (Leeton, MO), observed Holden's basketball team edge Leeton by a margin of 56-52.

The Eagles (3-14) will now prepare for their challenge against Carrollton (Carrollton, MO). The Trojans come into the Missouri River Valley - East challenge with a 9-9 record. In their last challenge, Carrollton edged Jamestown (Jamestown, MO), 48-37, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bulldogs battle the Lutheran Knights (Kansas City, MO) in a Freelance challenge, on Friday, January 31. Leeton will attempt to better on its 10-10 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 4-8 record after their 41-26 non-league loss to Knob Noster (Knob Noster, MO).