Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Cozad Haymakers (Cozad, NE) and the host Gothenburg Swedes (Gothenburg, NE), saw Cozad's basketball squad overcome Gothenburg by a tally of 49-38.

With the victory, Cozad improves its record to 11-2 on the campaign. The Haymakers host Centura (Cairo, NE) to confront the Centurions in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 13. The Centurions come into the challenge with a record of 0-11. Centura lost 55-28 in their recent non-league challenge against Gothenburg (Gothenburg, NE)

Next up, the Swedes confront the Chase County Longhorns (Imperial, NE) in a C1 District 11 challenge, on Friday, January 12. Gothenburg will attempt to improve on its 9-3 season record. The Longhorns come into the challenge with a 5-6 record after their 57-27 non-league win over Perkins County (Grant, NE).