The Northwest Lions (Cedar Hill, MO) basketball edged the host Sullivan Eagles (Sullivan, MO), 41-37 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Lions now possess a 1-8 record. They play next when they travel to Mehlville for a non-league bout on Thursday, January 23. Northwest will play a Panthers team coming off a 49-23 non-league loss to Parkway North (St. Louis, MO). The Panthers record now stands at 4-4.

With the loss, Sullivan falls to 5-5 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to Capital City (Jefferson City, MO) to play the Cavaliers in a non-league bout on Thursday, January 23. The Cavaliers go into the bout with a record of 7-6. Capital City lost 77-40 in their recent non-league bout against Rock Bridge (Columbia, MO)