In Friday's non-league outing, the Ladue Horton Watkins Rams (St. Louis, MO) basketball squad edged the host Poplar Bluff Mules (Poplar Bluff, MO), by a count of 85-80.

The Rams (6-2) will now prepare for their outing against Parkway North (St. Louis, MO). The Vikings go into the non-league outing with a 0-7 record. In their last outing, Parkway North was tipped by Hazelwood West (Hazelwood, MO), 71-59, in a league outing.

The Mules now hold a 3-4 record. They play next when they travel to Jackson for a Southeast Missouri outing on Tuesday, January 17. Poplar Bluff will clash with a Fighting Indians squad coming off a 51-36 non-league loss to Westminster Christian (St. Louis, MO). The Fighting Indians record now stands at 11-4.