The Hermann Bearcats (Hermann, MO) basketball knocked off the host Owensville Dutchmen (Owensville, MO), 41-26 in Friday's league test.

The Bearcats (16-5) will now prepare for their test against Union (Union, MO). The Wildcats go into the Four Rivers test with a 4-4 record. In their last test, Union went down by Sikeston (Sikeston, MO), 75-38, in a non-league test.

The Dutchmen now own a 5-13 record. They play next when they host New Haven for a Four Rivers test on Tuesday, February 6. Owensville will encounter a Shamrocks squad coming off a 44-31 non-league loss to Chamois (Chamois, MO). The Shamrocks record now stands at 3-13.