The Willow Springs Bears (Willow Springs, MO) basketball felled the visiting Thayer Bobcats (Thayer, MO), 64-50 in Tuesday's league test.

The Bears (7-6) will now prepare for their test against Salem (Salem, MO). The Tigers go into the South Central test with a 6-13 record. In their last test, Salem defeated St. Clair (St. Clair, MO), 71-61, in a non-league test.

The Bobcats now own a 9-8 record. They take the field next when they host Houston for a South Central test on Friday, February 5. Thayer will clash with a Tigers squad coming off a 84-83 league win over Mountain Grove (Mountain Grove, MO). The Tigers record now stands at 8-9.