The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Walnut Grove Tigers (Walnut Grove, MO) and the host Marionville Comets (Marionville, MO), observed Walnut Grove's basketball team knock off Marionville by a score of 62-46.

The Tigers (5-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Early (Morrisville, MO). The Panthers come into the non-league challenge with a 4-5 record. In their last challenge, Early prevailed over Greenfield (Greenfield, MO), 61-44, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Comets encounter the Purdy Eagles (Purdy, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 3. Marionville will attempt to improve on its 2-7 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 5-4 record after their 85-44 non-league win over Wheaton (Wheaton, MO).