The East basketball squad (Youngstown, OH), was nudged 56-52 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Cardinal Mooney Cardinals (Youngstown, OH)

With the victory, Cardinal Mooney advances its record to 9-12 on the year. The Cardinals travel to Ursuline (Youngstown, OH) to meet the Fighting Irish in a Steel Valley battle on Friday, February 14. The Fighting Irish enter the battle with a record of 14-5. Ursuline lost 57-51 in their recent non-league battle against Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (Chardon, OH)

The now own a 3-18 record. They put it on the line next when they host Jackson for a non-league battle on Monday, February 17.