Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Mansfield Lions (Mansfield, MO) and the visiting Thayer Bobcats (Thayer, MO), saw Mansfield's basketball squad overcome Thayer by a tally of 71-62.

With the victory, Mansfield improves its record to 11-0 on the campaign. The Lions travel to Ava (Ava, MO) to confront the Bears in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 3. The Bears come into the challenge with a record of 1-5. Ava lost 57-21 in their recent non-league challenge against Logan-Rogersville (Rogersville, MO)

Next up, the Bobcats confront the Gainesville Bulldogs (Gainesville, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 3. Thayer will attempt to improve on its 6-3 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 3-3 record after their 65-60 non-league loss to Norwood (Norwood, MO).