The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Licking Wildcats (Licking, MO) and the visiting Laquey Hornets (Laquey, MO), observed Licking's basketball team overwhelm Laquey by a score of 97-67.

The Wildcats (6-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Houston (Houston, MO). The Tigers come into the non-league challenge with a 1-5 record. In their last challenge, Houston was routed by Pocahontas (Pocahontas, AR), 71-44, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Hornets encounter the Weaubleau Tigers (Weaubleau, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 26. Laquey will attempt to improve on its 4-3 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 2-4 record after their 55-38 non-league loss to Bishop LeBlond (St. Joseph, MO).