The Truman Patriots (Independence, MO) basketball crushed the visiting Ruskin Golden Eagles (Kansas City, MO), 62-31 in Monday's non-league bout.

The Patriots now possess a 3-3 record. They play next when they travel to Lone Jack for a non-league bout on Tuesday, December 17. Truman will play a Mules team coming off a 67-22 league win over St. Paul Lutheran (Concordia, MO). The Mules record now stands at 5-1.

With the loss, Ruskin falls to 0-7 on the campaign. The Golden eagles travel to Central (Kansas City, MO) to play the Blue Eagles in a non-league bout on Wednesday, December 18. The Blue Eagles go into the bout with a record of 2-5. Central lost 61-31 in their recent non-league bout against Plattsburg (Plattsburg, MO)