The East St. Louis Flyers basketball squad (East St. Louis, IL), was crushed 73-28 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Edwardsville Tigers (Edwardsville, IL)

With the victory, Edwardsville advances its record to 6-5 on the year. The Tigers travel to Collinsville (Collinsville, IL) to meet the Kahoks in a Southwestern battle on Thursday, January 9. The Kahoks enter the battle with a record of 8-7. Collinsville won 50-40 in their recent non-league battle against Westminster Christian (St. Louis, MO)

The Flyers now own a 4-9 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to O'Fallon for a Southwestern battle on Thursday, January 9. East St. Louis will meet a Panthers squad coming off a 65-52 league win over Belleville East (Belleville, IL). The Panthers record now stands at 10-6.