In Saturday's league bout, the Richland Bears (Richland, MO) basketball team were winner over the visiting Licking Wildcats (Licking, MO), by a tally of 48-36.

The Bears now possess a 2-2 record. They play next when they travel to Steelville for a non-league bout on Thursday, December 11. Richland will play a Cardinals team coming off a 37-24 non-league loss to St. James (St. James, MO). The Cardinals record now stands at 0-2.

The Wildcats (1-1) will now prepare for their test against Houston (Houston, MO). The Tigers come into the non-league test with a 1-1 record. In their last test, Houston was knocked off by Greenwood (Springfield, MO), 42-25, in a non-league test.