Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Bunker Eagles (Bunker, MO) and the visiting East Carter Redbirds (Ellsinore, MO), saw Bunker's basketball squad knock off East Carter by a count of 53-45.

The Eagles (6-3) will now prepare for their test against Salem (Salem, MO). The Tigers go into the non-league test with a 2-0 record. In their last test, Salem notched a victory over Summersville (Summersville, MO), 86-83, in a non-league test.

The Redbirds now own a 5-5 record. They play next when they travel to Southern Reynolds for a Black River test on Tuesday, January 2. East Carter will encounter a Whippets squad coming off a 92-78 non-league win over Neelyville (Neelyville, MO). The Whippets record now stands at 5-5.