The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the North Platte Panthers (Dearborn, MO) and the host St. Joseph Christian Lions (St. Joseph, MO), observed North Platte's basketball team overwhelm St. Joseph Christian by a score of 77-55.

The Panthers (18-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Bishop LeBlond (St. Joseph, MO). The Eagles come into the non-league challenge with a 23-2 record. In their last challenge, Bishop LeBlond trounced Richmond (Richmond, MO), 61-40, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Lions encounter the Worth County Tigers (Grant City, MO) in a Grand River West challenge, on Friday, February 7. St. Joseph Christian will attempt to improve on its 12-12 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 8-10 record after their 43-39 league loss to Pattonsburg (Pattonsburg, MO).