The Hazelwood East Spartans basketball squad (St. Louis, MO), was outscored 72-62 in Tuesday's league battle with the host University City Lions (St. Louis, MO)

With the victory, University City advances its record to 3-0 on the year. The Lions host Triad (Troy, IL) to meet the Knights in a non-league battle on Saturday, December 14. The Knights enter the battle with a record of 4-3. Triad lost 41-37 in their recent non-league battle against Columbia (Columbia, IL)

The Spartans now own a 1-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Parkway West for a non-league battle on Thursday, December 12. Hazelwood East will meet a Longhorns squad coming off a 43-41 league win over Parkway Central (Chesterfield, MO). The Longhorns record now stands at 1-2.