The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Edwardsville Tigers (Edwardsville, IL) and the host Ladue Horton Watkins Rams (St. Louis, MO), observed Edwardsville's basketball team edge Ladue Horton Watkins by a score of 71-69.

The Tigers (11-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Dieterich (Dieterich, IL). The Movin Maroons come into the non-league challenge with a 11-2 record. In their last challenge, Dieterich edged Arcola (Arcola, IL), 45-24, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Rams encounter the Parkway Central Colts (Chesterfield, MO) in a Freelance challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Ladue Horton Watkins will attempt to improve on its 8-1 season record. The Colts come into the challenge with a 1-6 record after their 77-29 non-league loss to Christian Brothers (St. Louis, MO).