The crowd at Tuesday's league match between the Heritage Christian Eagles (Topeka, KS) and the host St. Joseph Defenders Defenders (St. Joseph, MO), witnessed Heritage Christian's basketball squad run past St. Joseph Defenders by a count of 44-36.

With the victory, Heritage Christian betters its record to 2-2 on the season. The Eagles travel to Pembroke Hill (Kansas City, MO) to battle the Raiders in a non-league contest on Thursday, January 8. The Raiders come into the contest with a record of 3-1.

In their next game, the Defenders battle the Whitefield Academy Lions (Kansas City, MO) in a Midwest Christian contest, on Monday, December 15. St. Joseph Defenders will attempt to better on its 2-3 season record. The Lions come into the contest with a 1-3 record after their 54-34 non-league loss to Midland Adventist Academy (Shawnee Mission, KS).