The Republic Tigers (Republic, MO) basketball crushed the visiting Willard Tigers (Willard, MO), 68-33 in Saturday's league bout.

The Tigers now possess a 7-0 record. They play next when they travel to Bolivar for a non-league bout on Monday, December 30. Republic will play a Liberators team coming off a 52-46 non-league win over Greenwood (Springfield, MO). The Liberators record now stands at 7-2.

With the loss, Willard falls to 6-2 on the campaign. The Tigers host Kickapoo (Springfield, MO) to play the Chiefs in a Central Ozarks bout on Tuesday, January 7. The Chiefs go into the bout with a record of 10-1. Kickapoo won 47-43 in their recent non-league bout against Logan-Rogersville (Rogersville, MO)