The Elkhart Wildcats basketball team (Elkhart, KS), was nudged 56-52 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Rolla Pirates (Rolla, KS)

The Pirates now possess a 1-1 record. They play next when they travel to Balko for a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 15. Rolla will battle a Bison team coming off a 68-54 non-league loss to Tyrone (Tyrone, OK). The Bison record now stands at 1-2.

The Wildcats (0-2) will now prepare for their battle against Beaver (Beaver, OK). The Dusters come into the non-league battle with a 1-2 record. In their last battle, Beaver was nudged by Forgan (Forgan, OK), 55-39, in a league battle.