The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Richland Rebels (Essex, MO) and the visiting Bell City Cubs (Bell City, MO), observed Richland's basketball team edge Bell City by a score of 54-48.

The Rebels (4-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Dexter (Dexter, MO). The Bearcats come into the non-league challenge with a 3-2 record. In their last bout, Dexter was edged by Poplar Bluff (Poplar Bluff, MO), 43-38, in a non-league bout.

With the loss, Bell City falls to 2-2 on the campaign. The Cubs host Leopold (Leopold, MO) to play the Wildcats in a non-league bout on Tuesday, December 17. The Wildcats go into the bout with a record of 2-3. Leopold lost 71-39 in their recent non-league bout against Woodland (Marble Hill, MO)