SIUE East St. Louis Charter (East St. Louis, IL) backers were in high spirits Saturday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting McKinley Classical Leadership Academy (St. Louis, MO), 64-45 in a non-league bout.

With the win, SIUE East St. Louis Charter upgrades its record to 18-9 on the season. The travel to Valmeyer (Valmeyer, IL) to clash with the Pirates in a non-league bout on Thursday, February 8. The Pirates go into the bout with a record of 9-18. Valmeyer lost 63-53 in their recent non-league bout against Bunker Hill (Bunker Hill, IL)