Fans at Monday's non-league challenge between the St. Pius X Lancers (Festus, MO) and the host Valmeyer Pirates (Valmeyer, IL), saw St. Pius X's basketball squad overcome Valmeyer by a tally of 71-56.

With the victory, St. Pius X improves its record to 6-10 on the campaign. The Lancers host Herculaneum (Herculaneum, MO) to confront the Black Cats in a Jefferson County - Small challenge on Wednesday, January 31. The Black Cats come into the challenge with a record of 6-9. Herculaneum won 53-47 in their recent non-league challenge against Sullivan (Sullivan, MO)

Next up, the Pirates confront the Gibault Catholic Hawks (Waterloo, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 30. Valmeyer will attempt to improve on its 4-9 season record. The Hawks come into the challenge with a 14-11 record after their 43-40 non-league win over Red Bud (Red Bud, IL).