The St. Louis Christian HomeSchool Knights Knights (St. Louis, MO) basketball nipped the visiting Howell Central Spartans (St. Charles, MO), 69-65 in Friday's non-league test.

The Knights (14-10) will now prepare for their test against St. Pius X (Festus, MO). The Lancers go into the non-league test with a 3-7 record. In their last test, St. Pius X was tipped by Herculaneum (Herculaneum, MO), 59-57, in a league test.

The Spartans now own a 0-5 record. They play next when they travel to Fort Zumwalt West for a Gateway - South test on Friday, January 20.