The crowd at Saturday's league challenge between the Helias Crusaders (Jefferson City, MO) and the visiting Jefferson City Jays (Jefferson City, MO), observed Helias's basketball team overwhelm Jefferson City by a margin of 70-48.

The Crusaders (5-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Tipton (Tipton, MO). The Cardinals come into the non-league challenge with a 8-2 record. In their last challenge, Tipton trounced Battle (Columbia, MO), 66-47, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Jays battle the Battle Spartans (Columbia, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Sunday, December 29. Jefferson City will attempt to better on its 1-7 season record. The Spartans come into the challenge with a 3-4 record after their 59-37 league win over Capital City (Jefferson City, MO).