The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the St. James Tigers (St. James, MO) and the host Licking Wildcats (Licking, MO), observed St. James's basketball team edge Licking by a score of 49-44.

The Tigers (16-4) will now prepare for their challenge against New Haven (New Haven, MO). The Shamrocks come into the Four Rivers challenge with a 7-7 record. In their last challenge, New Haven was tipped by Liberty (Lake St. Louis, MO), 35-32, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Wildcats encounter the Laquey Hornets (Laquey, MO) in a Frisco challenge, on Tuesday, February 4. Licking will attempt to improve on its 11-7 season record. The Hornets come into the challenge with a 2-13 record after their 31-29 non-league loss to Gainesville (Gainesville, MO).