In Thursday's league outing, the Helias Crusaders (Jefferson City, MO) basketball squad edged the visiting Jefferson City Jays (Jefferson City, MO), by a count of 47-46.

The Crusaders (12-4) will now prepare for their outing against De Smet Jesuit (St. Louis, MO). The Spartans go into the non-league outing with a 17-4 record. In their last outing, De Smet Jesuit held off Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield, IL), 66-52, in a non-league outing.

The Jays now hold a 7-9 record. They play next when they host Montgomery County for a non-league outing on Saturday, February 3. Jefferson City will clash with a Wildcats squad coming off a 63-46 league win over Van-Far (Vandalia, MO). The Wildcats record now stands at 15-5.