The East St. Louis Flyers basketball squad (East St. Louis, IL), was nudged 55-54 in Tuesday's league battle with the host O'Fallon Panthers (O'Fallon, IL)

With the victory, O'Fallon advances its record to 8-21 on the year. The Panthers host Cahokia (Cahokia, IL) to meet the Comanches in a non-league battle on Thursday, February 20. The Comanches enter the battle with a record of 9-19. Cahokia lost 54-51 in their recent league battle against Carbondale (Carbondale, IL)

The Flyers now own a 13-17 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Belleville East for a Southwestern battle on Friday, February 21. East St. Louis will meet a Lancers squad coming off a 55-50 league win over Belleville West (Belleville, IL). The Lancers record now stands at 20-9.