The Solomon Gorillas routed the visiting Herington Railroaders basketball team by a final score of 47-23 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Gorillas face the Goessel Bluebirds (Goessel, KS) in a Wheat State game, on Tuesday, January 8. Solomon will attempt to move on its 1-6 season record. The Bluebirds enter the game with a 3-4 record after their 31-30 league loss to Rural Vista [Hope/White City] (Hope, KS).

With the defeat, Herington moves to 0-5 on the year. The Railroaders travel to Centre (Lost Springs, KS) to face the Cougars in a Wheat State game on Tuesday, January 8. The Cougars come into the contest with a record of 4-3. Centre won 57-46 in their recent league contest against Peabody-Burns (Peabody, KS)