The Diamond Wildcats basketball team scored 60 points and held the host Wheaton Bulldogs to 54 in the Wildcats non-league triumph on Friday.

The Wildcats now sport a 15-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host Golden City for a Spring River Valley contest on Tuesday, February 7. Diamond will meet a Eagles team coming off a 86-80 league loss to Greenfield (Greenfield, MO). The Eagles record now stands at 2-5.

The Bulldogs (14-4) will now prepare for their contest against Verona (Verona, MO). The Wildcats enter the Ozark 7 contest with a 10-10 record. In their last contest, Verona was nudged by Jefferson Independent Day (Joplin, MO), 49-18, in a league contest.