The St. James Tigers (St. James, MO) basketball crushed the visiting Owensville Dutchmen (Owensville, MO), 62-41 in Thursday's league test.

The Tigers (9-10) will now prepare for their test against North County (Bonne Terre, MO). The Raiders go into the non-league test with a 3-23 record. In their last test, North County walloped Herculaneum (Herculaneum, MO), 70-60, in a non-league test.

The Dutchmen now own a 8-14 record. They play next when they host Sullivan for a Four Rivers test on Tuesday, February 27. Owensville will encounter a Eagles squad coming off a 60-42 league loss to Owensville (Owensville, MO). The Eagles record now stands at 4-20.