The Ottawa Cyclones (Ottawa, KS) basketball crushed the host Independence Bulldogs (Independence, KS), 71-45 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Cyclones now possess a 8-0 record. They play next when they host Osage City for a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 28. Ottawa will play a Indians team coming off a 49-41 league win over Chase County (Cottonwood Falls, KS). The Indians record now stands at 5-5.

With the loss, Independence falls to 2-6 on the campaign. The Bulldogs travel to Burlington (Burlington, KS) to play the Wildcats in a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 21. The Wildcats go into the bout with a record of 6-1. Burlington won 71-13 in their recent non-league bout against Eureka (Eureka, KS)