The Edwards County Lions (Albion, IL) basketball crushed the host Crab Orchard Trojans (Marion, IL), 76-50 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Lions now possess a 9-3 record. They play next when they travel to North Clay/Clay City for a non-league bout on Saturday, December 21. Edwards County will play a team coming off a 72-60 non-league win over Thompsonville (Thompsonville, IL). The record now stands at 8-2.

With the loss, Crab Orchard falls to 7-3 on the campaign. The Trojans travel to Grayville (Grayville, IL) to play the Bison in a non-league bout on Saturday, December 21. The Bison go into the bout with a record of 6-4. Grayville won 60-54 in their recent non-league bout against Sandoval (Sandoval, IL)