The Cardinal Ritter College Prep Lions (St. Louis, MO) basketball crushed the visiting Belleville West Maroons (Belleville, IL), 63-33 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Lions now possess a 4-6 record. They play next when they travel to Marist for a non-league bout on Friday, December 27. Cardinal Ritter College Prep will play a RedHawks team coming off a 85-40 non-league win over Cahokia (Cahokia, IL). The RedHawks record now stands at 11-1.

With the loss, Belleville West falls to 6-3 on the campaign. The Maroons travel to Cahokia (Cahokia, IL) to play the Comanches in a non-league bout on Friday, December 27. The Comanches go into the bout with a record of 5-6. Cahokia lost 75-56 in their recent league bout against Centralia (Centralia, IL)