The crowd at Monday's league challenge between the Hillcrest Hornets (Springfield, MO) and the visiting West Plains Zizzers (West Plains, MO), observed Hillcrest's basketball team knock off West Plains by a score of 62-53.

The Hornets (10-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Fair Grove (Fair Grove, MO). The Eagles come into the non-league challenge with a 6-2 record. In their last challenge, Fair Grove dropped by Rock Bridge (Columbia, MO), 49-45, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Zizzers encounter the Marshfield Bluejays (Marshfield, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 31. West Plains will attempt to improve on its 6-4 season record. The Bluejays come into the challenge with a 4-2 record after their 72-52 non-league win over Parkway South (Manchester, MO).