In Tuesday's non-league outing, the Marquette Catholic Explorers (Alton, IL) basketball squad beat the visiting Civic Memorial Eagles (Bethalto, IL), by a count of 49-39.

The Explorers (17-12) will now prepare for their outing against Gibault Catholic (Waterloo, IL). The Hawks go into the non-league outing with a 19-9 record. In their last outing, Gibault Catholic was topped by Highland (Highland, IL), 50-43, in a non-league outing.

The Eagles now hold a 6-24 record. They play next when they travel to Mascoutah for a Mississippi Valley outing on Thursday, February 17. Civic Memorial will clash with a Indians squad coming off a 48-25 league win over Jersey (Jerseyville, IL). The Indians record now stands at 22-7.