The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Ainsworth Bulldogs (Ainsworth, NE) and the host Boyd County Spartans (Spencer, NE), observed Ainsworth's basketball team knock off Boyd County by a score of 48-30.

The Bulldogs (6-16) will now prepare for their challenge against Stuart (Stuart, NE). The Broncos come into the non-league challenge with a 7-13 record. In their last challenge, Stuart prevailed over Boyd County (Spencer, NE), 63-58, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Spartans encounter the St. Mary's Cardinals (O'Neill, NE) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 10. Boyd County will attempt to improve on its 4-14 season record. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a 9-12 record after their 41-40 non-league win over Ainsworth (Ainsworth, NE).