Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Chillicothe Hornets (Chillicothe, MO) and the host Lafayette Fighting Irish (St. Joseph, MO), saw Chillicothe's basketball squad hold off Lafayette by a tally of 53-48.

With the victory, Chillicothe improves its record to 19-1 on the campaign. The Hornets host Kirksville (Kirksville, MO) to confront the Tigers in a non-league challenge on Thursday, February 15. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 8-14. Kirksville won 30-27 in their recent non-league challenge against Milan (Milan, MO)

Next up, the Fighting Irish confront the St. Pius X Warriors (Kansas City, MO) in a Midland Empire challenge, on Friday, February 16. Lafayette will attempt to improve on its 13-7 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 13-11 record after their 49-32 league win over Bishop LeBlond (St. Joseph, MO).