The Sumner Bulldogs basketball squad (St. Louis, MO), was crushed 68-26 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Belleville East Lancers (Belleville, IL)

With the victory, Belleville East advances its record to 15-6 on the year. The Lancers host Belleville West (Belleville, IL) to meet the Maroons in a Southwestern battle on Tuesday, January 28. The Maroons enter the battle with a record of 10-10. Belleville West won 69-41 in their recent non-league battle against McCluer (Florissant, MO)

The Bulldogs now own a 3-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Collegiate Medicine & Bioscience for a non-league battle on Tuesday, January 28. Sumner will meet a team coming off a 60-58 non-league win over Grandview (Hillsboro, MO). The record now stands at 1-4.