The Springfield Catholic Fighting Irish (Springfield, MO) basketball were winner over the host Mt. Vernon Mountaineers (Mt. Vernon, MO), 51-40 in Thursday's league bout.

The Fighting Irish now possess a 9-6 record. They play next when they host Diamond for a non-league bout on Wednesday, January 22. Springfield Catholic will play a Wildcats team coming off a 60-28 non-league loss to Skyline (Urbana, MO). The Wildcats record now stands at 6-9.

With the loss, Mt. Vernon falls to 5-7 on the campaign. The Mountaineers travel to Aurora (Aurora, MO) to play the Houn Dawgs in a Big 8 bout on Monday, January 27. The Houn Dawgs go into the bout with a record of 10-3.