The crowd at Wednesday's league challenge between the Lesterville Bearcats (Lesterville, MO) and the host Ellington Whippets (Ellington, MO), observed Lesterville's basketball team edge Ellington by a score of 62-57.

The Bearcats (8-11) will now prepare for their challenge against South Iron (Annapolis, MO). The Panthers come into the Black River challenge with a 16-5 record. In their last challenge, South Iron edged Kingston (Cadet, MO), 55-53, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Whippets encounter the Eminence Redwings (Eminence, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, February 14. Ellington will attempt to improve on its 4-11 season record. The Redwings come into the challenge with a 12-8 record after their 86-57 league win over Couch (Myrtle, MO).