The Shawnee Mission East Lancers basketball team (Shawnee Mission, KS), was nudged 57-55 in Friday's non-league battle with the host Shawnee Mission Northwest Cougars (Shawnee Mission, KS)

The Cougars now sport a 5-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to North Kansas City for a non-league battle on Thursday, January 19. Shawnee Mission Northwest will battle a Hornets team coming off a 72-59 league loss to Oak Park (Kansas City, MO). The Hornets record now stands at 8-5.

The Lancers (4-4) will now prepare for their battle against Manhattan (Manhattan, KS). The Indians come into the non-league battle with a 6-3 record. In their last battle, Manhattan edged Washburn Rural (Topeka, KS), 60-58, in a non-league battle.