The Cardinal Ritter College Prep Lions basketball squad (St. Louis, MO), was nudged 62-56 in Wednesday's non-league battle with the host East St. Louis Flyers (East St. Louis, IL)

With the victory, East St. Louis advances its record to 12-14 on the year. The Flyers host Collinsville (Collinsville, IL) to clash with the Kahoks in a Southwestern test on Friday, February 7. The Kahoks come into the test with a record of 13-12. Collinsville lost 45-41 in their recent league test against Edwardsville (Edwardsville, IL)

The Lions (7-10) will now prepare for their test against Father Tolton (Columbia, MO). The come into the AAA - Large test with a 7-11 record. In their last test, Father Tolton was nipped by Oak Park (Kansas City, MO), 76-68, in a non-league test.