St. Mary's Cardinals (O'Neill, NE) boosters left the game satisfied Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad notch a victory over the visiting Ainsworth Bulldogs (Ainsworth, NE), 63-48 in a non-league match.

With the victory, St. Mary's upgrades its record to 3-9 on the year. The Cardinals travel to Bloomfield (Bloomfield, NE) to confront the Bees in a non-league contest on Tuesday, January 13. The Bees go into the contest with a record of 11-0. Bloomfield won 73-51 in their recent league contest against Elgin/Pope John (Elgin, NE)

In their next game, the Bulldogs confront the Boyd County Spartans (Spencer, NE) in a non-league contest, on Tuesday, January 13. Ainsworth will attempt to upgrade on its 3-10 season record. The Spartans enter the outing with a 2-8 record after their 54-53 non-league win over Stuart (Stuart, NE).