The Montgomery County Wildcats (Montgomery City, MO) basketball edged the visiting University City Lions (St. Louis, MO), 67-65 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Wildcats now possess a 8-0 record. They play next when they host Capital City for a non-league bout on Friday, December 27. Montgomery County will play a Cavaliers team coming off a 52-45 non-league win over Poplar Bluff (Poplar Bluff, MO). The Cavaliers record now stands at 2-3.

With the loss, University City falls to 3-3 on the campaign. The Lions travel to Webster Groves (Webster Groves, MO) to play the Statesmen in a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 7. The Statesmen go into the bout with a record of 2-3. Webster Groves lost 72-52 in their recent non-league bout against Kankakee (Kankakee, IL)