The Butler Bears basketball team scored 65 points and limited the host Waggener Wildcats to 53 in the Bears non-league triumph on Thursday.

The Bears now possess a 7-1 record. They play next when they travel to South Oldham for a non-league game on Saturday, January 4. Butler will confront a Dragons team coming off a 78-51 non-league win over Waggener (Louisville, KY). The Dragons record now stands at 6-3.

With the loss, Waggener falls to 3-5 on the campaign. The Wildcats travel to South Oldham (Crestwood, KY) to confront the Dragons in a non-league game on Friday, January 3. The Dragons go into the game with a record of 5-3. South Oldham lost 71-66 in their recent non-league game against Marshall County (Benton, KY)