The crowd at Saturday's league bout between the Fairfield Mules (Fairfield, IL) and the visiting Edwards County Lions (Albion, IL), saw Fairfield's basketball team nip Edwards County by a tally of 47-41.

The Mules now possess a 12-10 record. They play next when they travel to Wayne City for a non-league bout on Tuesday, February 4. Fairfield will play a Indians team coming off a 61-49 non-league loss to Johnston City (Johnston City, IL). The Indians record now stands at 7-14.

With the loss, Edwards County falls to 17-7 on the campaign. The Lions host Carmi-White County (Carmi, IL) to play the Bulldogs in a Black Diamond - East bout on Tuesday, February 4. The Bulldogs go into the bout with a record of 9-12. Carmi-White County won 65-40 in their recent league bout against Eldorado (Eldorado, IL)