The Edwardsville Tigers basketball team (Edwardsville, IL), was nudged 60-55 in Friday's league battle with the visiting O'Fallon Panthers (O'Fallon, IL)

The Panthers now possess a 16-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Alton for a Southwestern battle on Tuesday, January 30. O'Fallon will battle a Redbirds team coming off a 79-63 league loss to East St. Louis (East St. Louis, IL). The Redbirds record now stands at 14-9.

The Tigers (15-9) will now prepare for their battle against Lutheran (St. Peters, MO). The Cougars come into the non-league battle with a 6-12 record. In their last battle, Lutheran was nudged by McCluer North (Florissant, MO), 61-58, in a non-league battle.