In Tuesday's league outing, the Lafayette Fighting Irish (St. Joseph, MO) basketball squad nipped the host Benton Cardinals (St. Joseph, MO), by a margin of 48-43.

The Fighting Irish (12-6) will now prepare for their outing against Bishop LeBlond (St. Joseph, MO). The Eagles go into the Midland Empire outing with a 19-4 record. In their last outing, Bishop LeBlond got by Cameron (Cameron, MO), 48-45, in a league outing.

The Cardinals now own a 11-7 record. They play next when they travel to Maryville for a Midland Empire outing on Friday, February 9. Benton will encounter a Spoofhounds squad coming off a 77-53 league loss to St. Pius X (Kansas City, MO). The Spoofhounds record now stands at 8-11.