The Excelsior Springs Tigers basketball team (Excelsior Springs, MO), dropped 51-40 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Winnetonka Griffins (Kansas City, MO)

The Griffins now sport a 5-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Platte County for a Suburban - Blue battle on Thursday, January 19. Winnetonka will battle a Pirates team coming off a 67-33 non-league loss to Grain Valley (Grain Valley, MO). The Pirates record now stands at 7-3.

The Tigers (2-7) will now prepare for their battle against Plattsburg (Plattsburg, MO). The Tigers come into the non-league battle with a 0-9 record. In their last battle, Plattsburg dropped by Lawson (Lawson, MO), 63-44, in a league battle.