Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Butler Bears (Butler, MO) and the host Archie Whirlwinds (Archie, MO), saw Butler's basketball squad wallop Archie by a tally of 80-53.

With the victory, Butler improves its record to 3-1 on the campaign. The Bears travel to Adrian (Adrian, MO) to confront the Blackhawks in a Western Missouri challenge on Friday, December 10. The Blackhawks come into the challenge with a record of 0-1. Adrian lost 49-43 in their recent non-league challenge against Harrisonville (Harrisonville, MO)

Next up, the Whirlwinds confront the Midway Vikings (Cleveland, MO) in a Western Missouri challenge, on Tuesday, January 4. Archie will attempt to improve on its 2-3 season record.