Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Braymer Bobcats (Braymer, MO) and the host Hardin-Central Bulldogs (Hardin, MO), saw Braymer's basketball squad hold off Hardin-Central by a count of 36-30.

With the victory, Braymer upgrades its record to 6-2 on the campaign. The Bobcats host Liberal (Liberal, MO) to play the Bulldogs in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 29. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 5-1. Liberal lost 58-40 in their recent non-league challenge against Diamond (Diamond, MO)

Next up, the Bulldogs play the Green Ridge Tigers (Green Ridge, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, December 27. Hardin-Central will attempt to upgrade on its 4-5 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 3-6 record after their 59-24 non-league loss to Concordia (Concordia, MO).