The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the North Callaway Thunderbirds (Kingdom City, MO) and the host Silex Owls (Silex, MO), observed North Callaway's basketball team overwhelm Silex by a score of 70-48.

The Thunderbirds (2-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Boonville (Boonville, MO). The Pirates come into the non-league challenge with a 3-0 record. In their last challenge, Boonville trounced Centralia (Centralia, MO), 61-52, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Owls encounter the New Haven Shamrocks (New Haven, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 10. Silex will attempt to improve on its 1-1 season record. The Shamrocks come into the challenge with a 0-1 record after their 83-23 non-league loss to Mexico (Mexico, MO).