In Friday's non-league outing, the Circle Thunderbirds (Towanda, KS) basketball squad edged the visiting Mulvane Wildcats (Mulvane, KS), by a count of 48-45.

The Thunderbirds (9-1) will now prepare for their outing against Wellington (Wellington, KS). The Crusaders go into the non-league outing with a 10-2 record. In their last outing, Wellington held off Reno County HomeSchool (Hutchinson, KS), 60-24, in a non-league outing.

The Wildcats now hold a 4-7 record. They play next when they travel to Reno County HomeSchool for a non-league outing on Saturday, January 21. Mulvane will clash with a Sabres squad coming off a 60-24 non-league loss to Wellington (Wellington, KS). The Sabres record now stands at 5-9.