Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the East Newton Patriots (Granby, MO) and the visiting Wheaton Bulldogs (Wheaton, MO), saw East Newton's basketball squad wallop Wheaton by a tally of 46-25.

With the victory, East Newton improves its record to 3-7 on the campaign. The Patriots travel to Diamond (Diamond, MO) to play the Wildcats in a non-league challenge on Thursday, January 4. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 7-2. Diamond lost 79-49 in their recent non-league challenge against St. Mary's-Colgan (Pittsburg, KS)

Next up, the Bulldogs play the McAuley Catholic Warriors (Joplin, MO) in a Ozark 7 challenge, on Friday, December 29. Wheaton will attempt to improve on its 2-9 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 1-10 record after their 66-32 non-league loss to Billings (Billings, MO).