The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Lift for Life Academy Hawks (St. Louis, MO) and the host Troy-Buchanan Trojans (Troy, MO), observed Lift for Life Academy's basketball team knock off Troy-Buchanan by a score of 66-55.

The Hawks (7-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Incarnate Word Academy (St. Louis, MO). The Red Knights come into the non-league challenge with a 5-0 record.

In their next game, the Trojans encounter the Fort Zumwalt East Lions (St. Peters, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 3. Troy-Buchanan will attempt to improve on its 2-2 season record. The Lions come into the challenge with a 1-7 record after their 61-21 non-league loss to Grandview (Grandview, MO).