The Herculaneum Black Cats (Herculaneum, MO) basketball were winner over the visiting West County Bulldogs (Leadwood, MO), 69-59 in Monday's non-league bout.

The Black Cats now possess a 3-12 record. They play next when they travel to Affton for a non-league bout on Tuesday, February 4. Herculaneum will play a Cougars team coming off a 42-32 non-league win over McCluer South-Berkeley (Ferguson, MO). The Cougars record now stands at 7-13.

With the loss, West County falls to 11-6 on the campaign. The Bulldogs travel to Kingston (Cadet, MO) to play the Cougars in a Mineral Area - Small bout on Tuesday, February 4. The Cougars go into the bout with a record of 8-10. Kingston won 62-56 in their recent league bout against Arcadia Valley (Ironton, MO)