The Montrose Blue Jays were victorious over the visiting Northeast Vernon County Knights basketball squad by a final score of 50-34 in Tuesday's league outing.

Next, the Blue Jays face the Macks Creek Pirates (Macks Creek, MO) in a non-league outing, on Friday, December 20. Montrose will attempt to upgrade on its 4-3 season record. The Pirates enter the outing with a 3-6 record after their 60-55 league loss to Humansville (Humansville, MO).

The Knights (2-3) will now prepare for their outing against McAuley Catholic (Joplin, MO). The Warriors enter the non-league outing with a 7-1 record. In their last outing, McAuley Catholic ran past Jasper (Jasper, MO), 59-33, in a non-league outing.