The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Lafayette Lancers (Wildwood, MO) and the visiting Liberty Eagles (Lake St. Louis, MO), observed Lafayette's basketball team knock off Liberty by a score of 53-38.

The Lancers (4-3) will now prepare for their challenge against De Smet Jesuit (St. Louis, MO). The Spartans come into the non-league challenge with a 5-1 record. In their last challenge, De Smet Jesuit prevailed over Christian Brothers (St. Louis, MO), 73-54, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Eagles encounter the Lafayette Lancers (Wildwood, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Liberty will attempt to improve on its 2-2 season record. The Lancers come into the challenge with a 5-5 record after their 63-42 non-league loss to Webster Groves (Webster Groves, MO).