The King City Wildkats basketball squad (King City, MO), was nudged 32-28 in Wednesday's league battle with the host Albany Warriors (Albany, MO)

The Warriors (8-2) will now prepare for their challenge against St. Joseph Christian (St. Joseph, MO). The Lions come into the Grand River West challenge with a 1-9 record. In their last challenge, St. Joseph Christian was tipped by Pattonsburg (Pattonsburg, MO), 34-13, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Wildkats encounter the Princeton Tigers (Princeton, MO) in a Grand River West challenge, on Friday, January 10. King City will attempt to improve on its 7-6 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 9-1 record after their 60-31 non-league win over Mercer (Mercer, MO).