The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Riverton Rams (Riverton, KS) and the host Girard Trojans (Girard, KS), observed Riverton's basketball team edge Girard by a score of 38-34.

The Rams (5-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Galena (Galena, KS). The Bulldogs come into the Crawford-Neosho-Cherokee challenge with a 5-0 record. In their last challenge, Galena edged St. Mary's-Colgan (Pittsburg, KS), 45-23, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Trojans battle the Frontenac Raiders (Frontenac, KS) in a Crawford-Neosho-Cherokee challenge, on Friday, January 17. Girard will attempt to improve on its 1-3 season record. The Raiders come into the challenge with a 1-4 record after their 0-0 league Baxter Springs (Baxter Springs, KS).