The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Hazelwood Central Hawks (Florissant, MO) and the host St. Pius X Lancers (Festus, MO), observed Hazelwood Central's basketball team overcome St. Pius X by a margin of 59-44.

The Hawks (3-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Hazelwood East (St. Louis, MO). The Spartans come into the non-league challenge with a 0-1 record. In their last challenge, Hazelwood East dropped by Hannibal (Hannibal, MO), 68-25, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Lancers battle the Jersey Panthers (Jerseyville, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, December 16. St. Pius X will attempt to better on its 1-1 season record.