Fans at Monday's non-league challenge between the Southwest Roughriders (Bartley, NE) and the host Alma Cardinals (Alma, NE), saw Southwest's basketball squad knock off Alma by a tally of 57-44.

With the victory, Southwest improves its record to 10-5 on the campaign. The Roughriders travel to Southern Valley (Oxford, NE) to play the Eagles in a C2 District 11 challenge on Thursday, January 26. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 12-2. Southern Valley won 59-48 in their recent non-league challenge against Cambridge (Cambridge, NE)

Next up, the Cardinals play the Cambridge Trojans (Cambridge, NE) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 26. Alma will attempt to improve on its 11-2 season record. The Trojans come into the challenge with a 9-6 record after their 59-48 non-league loss to Southern Valley (Oxford, NE).