Fans at Monday's non-league challenge between the Nixa Eagles (Nixa, MO) and the visiting Willard Tigers (Willard, MO), saw Nixa's basketball squad overcome Willard by a count of 69-59.

With the victory, Nixa upgrades its record to 11-0 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to Clever (Clever, MO) to play the Blue Jays in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, December 29. The Blue Jays come into the challenge with a record of 8-1. Clever won 70-64 in their recent non-league challenge against Bolivar (Bolivar, MO)

Next up, the Tigers play the Branson Pirates (Branson, MO) in a Central Ozarks - Large test, on Tuesday, January 5. Willard will attempt to advance on its 3-4 season record.