The Lathrop Mules basketball team scored 53 points and limited the host Orrick Bearcats to 15 in the Mules non-league triumph on Tuesday.

The Mules now have a 6-1 record. They play next when they host Lawson for a KCI game on Friday, December 20. Lathrop will confront a Cardinals team coming off a 59-55 non-league win over Cameron (Cameron, MO). The Cardinals record now stands at 6-1.

With the loss, Orrick falls to 1-4 on the campaign. The Bearcats host Lexington (Lexington, MO) to confront the Minutemen in a non-league game on Thursday, December 19. The Minutemen go into the game with a record of 2-6. Lexington lost 50-45 in their recent non-league game against Odessa (Odessa, MO)