The Rich Hill Tigers (Rich Hill, MO) basketball knocked off the visiting Drexel Bobcats (Drexel, MO), 44-27 in Tuesday's league test.

The Tigers (7-10) will now prepare for their test against Appleton City (Appleton City, MO). The Bulldogs go into the Western Missouri test with a 19-3 record. In their last test, Appleton City notched a victory over Jasper (Jasper, MO), 55-44, in a league test.

The Bobcats now own a 4-15 record. They play next when they host Northeast Vernon County for a non-league test on Thursday, February 8. Drexel will encounter a Knights squad coming off a 60-42 non-league win over Humansville (Humansville, MO). The Knights record now stands at 9-7.