The Kickapoo Chiefs (Springfield, MO) basketball toppled the visiting Strafford Indians (Strafford, MO), 53-45 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Chiefs now possess a 7-2 record. They play next when they travel to Willard for a non-league bout on Monday, January 6. Kickapoo will play a Tigers team coming off a 43-42 league win over Glendale (Springfield, MO). The Tigers record now stands at 2-5.

With the loss, Strafford falls to 9-4 on the campaign. The Indians travel to Thayer (Thayer, MO) to play the Bobcats in a non-league bout on Monday, January 6. The Bobcats go into the bout with a record of 4-1. Thayer won 44-39 in their recent non-league bout against Bolivar (Bolivar, MO)