The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the West County Bulldogs (Leadwood, MO) and the visiting Jefferson Blue Jays (Festus, MO), observed West County's basketball team edge Jefferson by a margin of 50-48.

The Bulldogs (5-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Herculaneum (Herculaneum, MO). The Black Cats come into the non-league challenge with a 0-7 record. In their last challenge, Herculaneum was tipped by Valle Catholic (Ste. Genevieve, MO), 68-59, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Blue Jays battle the Hillsboro Hawks (Hillsboro, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 17. Jefferson will attempt to better on its 2-5 season record. The Hawks come into the challenge with a 4-1 record after their 51-43 non-league win over Liberty (Lake St. Louis, MO).