The Lesterville Bearcats basketball squad (Lesterville, MO), was nudged 65-58 in Thursday's non-league battle with the visiting Valley Vikings (Caledonia, MO)

With the victory, Valley advances its record to 12-3 on the year. The Vikings travel to Valle Catholic (Ste. Genevieve, MO) to meet the Warriors in a Mineral Area - Small battle on Friday, January 31. The Warriors enter the battle with a record of 9-8. Valle Catholic won 63-62 in their recent non-league battle against Jefferson (Festus, MO)

The Bearcats now own a 5-10 record. They put it on the line next when they host Meadow Heights for a non-league battle on Friday, January 31. Lesterville will meet a Panthers squad coming off a 45-43 non-league win over Advance (Advance, MO). The Panthers record now stands at 5-5.