Fans at Monday's non-league challenge between the Knob Noster Panthers (Knob Noster, MO) and the host Marshall Owls (Marshall, MO), saw Knob Noster's basketball squad hold off Marshall by a tally of 62-55.

With the victory, Knob Noster improves its record to 2-3 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Richmond (Richmond, MO) to confront the Spartans in a Missouri River Valley - East challenge on Tuesday, December 12. The Spartans come into the challenge with a record of 0-2. Richmond lost 42-24 in their recent non-league challenge against Odessa (Odessa, MO)

Next up, the Owls confront the Mexico Bulldogs (Mexico, MO) in a North Central Missouri challenge, on Tuesday, December 5. Marshall will attempt to improve on its 0-4 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 0-3 record after their 34-10 non-league loss to New Haven (New Haven, MO).