In Thursday's non-league outing, the Santa Fe Trail Chargers (Carbondale, KS) basketball squad beat the host Royal Valley Panthers (Hoyt, KS), by a count of 62-44.

The Chargers (7-1) will now prepare for their outing against Chapman (Chapman, KS). The Fighting Irish go into the non-league outing with a 2-6 record. In their last outing, Chapman was topped by Wabaunsee (Alma, KS), 50-33, in a non-league outing.

The Panthers now hold a 2-6 record. They play next when they host Wabaunsee for a non-league outing on Friday, January 19. Royal Valley will clash with a Chargers squad coming off a 50-33 non-league win over Chapman (Chapman, KS). The Chargers record now stands at 6-1.