Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Thayer Bobcats (Thayer, MO) and the host Ava Bears (Ava, MO), saw Thayer's basketball squad knock off Ava by a tally of 58-45.

With the victory, Thayer improves its record to 22-3 on the campaign. The Bobcats travel to Greenville (Greenville, MO) to play the Bears in a non-league challenge on Saturday, February 22. The Bears come into the challenge with a record of 7-13. Greenville lost 67-55 in their recent non-league challenge against Chaffee (Chaffee, MO)