The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Wheatland Mules (Wheatland, MO) and the host Pierce City Eagles (Pierce City, MO), observed Wheatland's basketball team edge Pierce City by a margin of 40-36.

The Mules (9-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Lincoln (Lincoln, MO). The Cardinals come into the non-league challenge with a 4-4 record. In their last challenge, Lincoln edged Hermitage (Hermitage, MO), 46-39, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Eagles battle the Lockwood Tigers (Lockwood, MO) in a Southwest challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Pierce City will attempt to better on its 5-5 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 6-2 record after their 55-24 non-league win over Verona (Verona, MO).