Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Hays Indians (Hays, KS) and the host Great Bend Panthers (Great Bend, KS), saw Hays's basketball squad overcome Great Bend by a tally of 63-45.

With the victory, Hays improves its record to 5-3 on the campaign. The Indians host Garden City (Garden City, KS) to confront the Buffaloes in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 13. The Buffaloes come into the challenge with a record of 4-5. Garden City lost 58-50 in their recent non-league challenge against Liberal (Liberal, KS)

Next up, the Panthers confront the Hutchinson Salthawks (Hutchinson, KS) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 13. Great Bend will attempt to improve on its 4-4 season record. The Salthawks come into the challenge with a 7-0 record after their 39-20 non-league win over Maize (Maize, KS).