The Springfield Catholic Fighting Irish (Springfield, MO) basketball edged the visiting Mt. Vernon Mountaineers (Mt. Vernon, MO), 53-46 in Thursday's league bout.

The Fighting Irish now possess a 1-1 record. They play next when they travel to Aurora for a Big 8 bout on Saturday, December 7. Springfield Catholic will play a Houn Dawgs team coming off a 58-42 non-league win over Lebanon (Lebanon, MO). The Houn Dawgs record now stands at 1-1.

With the loss, Mt. Vernon falls to 0-2 on the campaign. The Mountaineers travel to Lebanon (Lebanon, MO) to play the Yellowjackets in a non-league bout on Saturday, December 7. The Yellowjackets go into the bout with a record of 2-2. Lebanon lost 58-42 in their recent non-league bout against Aurora (Aurora, MO)