The Incarnate Word Academy Red Knights (St. Louis, MO) basketball crushed the host Edwardsville Tigers (Edwardsville, IL), 68-24 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Red Knights now possess a 5-0 record. They play next when they travel to Cardinal Ritter College Prep for a non-league bout on Friday, December 27. Incarnate Word Academy will play a Lions team coming off a 62-25 non-league win over Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau, MO). The Lions record now stands at 4-1.

With the loss, Edwardsville falls to 5-4 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to East St. Louis (East St. Louis, IL) to play the Flyers in a Southwestern bout on Tuesday, January 7. The Flyers go into the bout with a record of 3-7. East St. Louis won 54-37 in their recent league bout against Belleville West (Belleville, IL)