The Carterville Lions (Carterville, IL) basketball were winner over the visiting Chester Yellowjackets (Chester, IL), 38-24 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Lions now possess a 10-10 record. They play next when they travel to Herrin for a Southern Illinois River-to-River - Ohio bout on Friday, January 31. Carterville will play a Tigers team coming off a 61-43 non-league win over Frankfort (West Frankfort, IL). The Tigers record now stands at 18-4.

With the loss, Chester falls to 9-12 on the campaign. The Yellowjackets host Okawville (Okawville, IL) to play the Rockets in a Cahokia - Illinois bout on Friday, January 31. The Rockets go into the bout with a record of 6-13.