Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Alton Comets (Alton, MO) and the visiting Southern Reynolds Whippets (Ellington, MO), saw Alton's basketball squad knock off Southern Reynolds by a score of 79-70.

With the victory, Alton improves its record to 8-9 on the campaign. The Comets travel to Summersville (Summersville, MO) to battle the Wildcats in a Big Springs challenge on Thursday, February 10. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 15-3. Summersville won 64-49 in their recent non-league challenge against Winona (Winona, MO)