The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Liberty Eagles (Lake St. Louis, MO) and the host Lafayette Lancers (Wildwood, MO), observed Liberty's basketball team knock off Lafayette by a score of 59-45.

The Eagles (6-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Troy-Buchanan (Troy, MO). The Trojans come into the non-league challenge with a 2-5 record.

In their next game, the Lancers encounter the Parkway West Longhorns (Ballwin, MO) in a Freelance challenge, on Friday, January 17. Lafayette will attempt to improve on its 8-7 season record.