The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Hartville Eagles (Hartville, MO) and the visiting Eminence Redwings (Eminence, MO), observed Hartville's basketball team edge Eminence by a margin of 38-31.

The Eagles (7-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Liberty (Mountain View, MO). The Eagles come into the non-league challenge with a 3-3 record. In their last challenge, Liberty was tipped by Bakersfield (Bakersfield, MO), 48-46, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Redwings battle the Lighthouse Christian Chargers (Springfield, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 20. Eminence will attempt to better on its 5-3 season record. The Chargers come into the challenge with a 9-4 record after their 53-51 non-league win over Liberty (Mountain View, MO).