Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Lathrop Mules (Lathrop, MO) and the host Carrollton Trojans (Carrollton, MO), saw Lathrop's basketball squad hold off Carrollton by a count of 52-49.

With the victory, Lathrop upgrades its record to 6-21 on the campaign. The Mules travel to Lawson (Lawson, MO) to play the Cardinals in a non-league challenge on Saturday, February 24. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a record of 12-15. Lawson won 61-35 in their recent non-league challenge against South Harrison (Bethany, MO)