The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the St. Dominic Crusaders (O'Fallon, MO) and the host Battle Spartans (Columbia, MO), observed St. Dominic's basketball squad run past Battle by a count of 44-34.

With the victory, St. Dominic advances its record to 2-2 on the year. The Crusaders host Kirkwood (Kirkwood, MO) to face the Pioneers in a non-league match on Wednesday, December 10. The Pioneers enter the match with a record of 0-1.

The Spartans now sport a 1-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Rock Bridge for a Central Missouri match on Tuesday, December 9. Battle will face a Bruins squad coming off a 82-47 non-league win over Willard (Willard, MO). The Bruins record now stands at 2-4.