Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Archie Whirlwinds (Archie, MO) and the visiting McDonald County Mustangs (Anderson, MO), saw Archie's basketball squad hold off McDonald County by a tally of 33-32.

With the victory, Archie improves its record to 4-2 on the campaign. The Whirlwinds host Wellington-Napoleon (Wellington, MO) to confront the Tigers in a non-league challenge on Monday, January 9. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 7-4. Wellington-Napoleon won 29-23 in their recent non-league challenge against Kingsville (Kingsville, MO)

Next up, the Mustangs confront the Reeds Spring Wolves (Reeds Spring, MO) in a Big 8 challenge, on Tuesday, January 10. McDonald County will attempt to improve on its 3-8 season record. The Wolves come into the challenge with a 2-10 record after their 46-20 league loss to Springfield Catholic (Springfield, MO).