The Steelville Cardinals basketball squad (Steelville, MO), was crushed 74-43 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host St. James Tigers (St. James, MO)

With the victory, St. James advances its record to 2-1 on the year. The Tigers travel to Rolla (Rolla, MO) to meet the Bulldogs in a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 10. The Bulldogs enter the battle with a record of 3-2. Rolla won 51-43 in their recent non-league battle against Ozark (Ozark, MO)

The Cardinals now own a 0-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Sullivan for a non-league battle on Friday, December 6. Steelville will meet a Eagles squad coming off a 62-23 non-league loss to Potosi (Potosi, MO). The Eagles record now stands at 0-1.