The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Gainesville Bulldogs (Gainesville, MO) and the visiting Summersville Wildcats (Summersville, MO), observed Gainesville's basketball team knock off Summersville by a score of 61-43.

The Bulldogs (2-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Eminence (Eminence, MO). The Redwings come into the non-league challenge with a 5-4 record. In their last challenge, Eminence was knocked off by Lighthouse Christian (Springfield, MO), 61-47, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Wildcats encounter the Alton Comets (Alton, MO) in a Big Springs challenge, on Saturday, January 4. Summersville will attempt to improve on its 2-5 season record. The Comets come into the challenge with a 0-4 record after their 60-30 non-league loss to Mansfield (Mansfield, MO).