The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Hale Cardinals (Hale, MO) and the host Meadville Eagles (Meadville, MO), observed Hale's basketball team edge Meadville by a score of 60-56.

In their next game, the Eagles encounter the Novinger Wildcats (Novinger, MO) in a Tri-County - Northeast challenge, on Friday, February 7. Meadville will attempt to improve on its 12-10 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 4-12 record after their 71-45 non-league loss to Heartland Christian Academy (Bethel, MO).