In Friday's non-league outing, the Licking Wildcats (Licking, MO) basketball squad nipped the visiting Mansfield Lions (Mansfield, MO), by a margin of 52-47.

The Wildcats (9-2) will now prepare for their outing against Willow Springs (Willow Springs, MO). The Bears go into the non-league outing with a 4-5 record. In their last outing, Willow Springs was tipped by Marshfield (Marshfield, MO), 72-59, in a non-league outing.

The Lions now own a 6-4 record. They play next when they host Ava for a non-league outing on Tuesday, January 2.