In Tuesday's league outing, the Mt. Vernon Mountaineers (Mt. Vernon, MO) basketball squad beat the visiting Marshfield Bluejays (Marshfield, MO), by a count of 53-45.

The Mountaineers (3-10) will now prepare for their outing against Springfield Catholic (Springfield, MO). The Fighting Irish go into the Big 8 outing with a 14-4 record. In their last outing, Springfield Catholic defeated Webb City (Webb City, MO), 51-46, in a non-league outing.

The Bluejays now hold a 9-11 record. They play next when they host Hollister for a Big 8 outing on Friday, February 11. Marshfield will clash with a Tigers squad coming off a 51-47 league loss to Logan-Rogersville (Rogersville, MO). The Tigers record now stands at 17-3.