The Fort Zumwalt East Lions basketball squad (St. Peters, MO), was nudged 63-59 in Friday's non-league battle with the host Troy-Buchanan Trojans (Troy, MO)

With the victory, Troy-Buchanan advances its record to 2-2 on the year. The Trojans travel to Monroe City (Monroe City, MO) to meet the Panthers in a non-league battle on Thursday, December 19. The Panthers enter the battle with a record of 6-1. Monroe City won 81-33 in their recent non-league battle against Mark Twain (Center, MO)

The Lions now own a 1-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Fort Zumwalt West for a non-league battle on Monday, December 16. Fort Zumwalt East will meet a Jaguars squad coming off a 60-34 non-league win over Priory (St. Louis, MO). The Jaguars record now stands at 2-1.