The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Crest Ridge Cougars (Centerview, MO) and the visiting Penney Hornets (Hamilton, MO), observed Crest Ridge's basketball team overwhelm Penney by a score of 62-38.

The Cougars (7-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Concordia (Concordia, MO). The Fighting Orioles come into the non-league challenge with a 1-1 record.

In their next game, the Hornets encounter the Cameron Dragons (Cameron, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 3. Penney will attempt to improve on its 1-5 season record. The Dragons come into the challenge with a 4-6 record after their 55-46 non-league win over Lawson (Lawson, MO).