Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Amherst Broncos (Amherst, NE) and the visiting Alma Cardinals (Alma, NE), saw Amherst's basketball squad overcome Alma by a tally of 54-45.

With the victory, Amherst improves its record to 8-5 on the campaign. The Broncos travel to Pleasanton (Pleasanton, NE) to confront the Bulldogs in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 13. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 8-4. Pleasanton won 71-36 in their recent non-league challenge against Central Valley (Greeley, NE)

Next up, the Cardinals confront the Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] (Eustis, NE) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 12. Alma will attempt to improve on its 9-1 season record. The come into the challenge with a 3-6 record after their 68-35 non-league loss to Southwest (Bartley, NE).