The Baxter Springs Lions basketball squad (Baxter Springs, KS), lost 60-52 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Girard Trojans (Girard, KS)

With the victory, Girard advances its record to 1-2 on the year. The Trojans host Columbus (Columbus, KS) to meet the Titans in a Crawford-Neosho-Cherokee battle on Friday, January 10. The Titans enter the battle with a record of 1-3. Columbus lost 67-37 in their recent league battle against Riverton (Riverton, KS)

The Lions now own a 1-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host St. Mary's-Colgan for a Crawford-Neosho-Cherokee battle on Thursday, January 9. Baxter Springs will meet a Panthers squad coming off a 74-38 non-league win over Liberal (Liberal, MO). The Panthers record now stands at 3-1.