The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Deshler Dragons (Deshler, NE) and the visiting McCool Junction Mustangs (McCool Junction, NE), observed Deshler's basketball team overcome McCool Junction by a score of 53-38.

The Dragons (6-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Lawrence-Nelson (Nelson, NE). The Raiders come into the non-league challenge with a 5-8 record. In their last bout, Lawrence-Nelson gained a win over Axtell (Axtell, NE), 29-17, in a non-league bout.

With the loss, McCool Junction falls to 7-6 on the campaign. The Mustangs host Bruning-Davenport/Shickley (Bruning, NE) to play the Eagles in a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 21. The Eagles go into the bout with a record of 6-9. Bruning-Davenport/Shickley lost 48-29 in their recent non-league bout against Meridian (Daykin, NE)