In Monday's non-league outing, the Thomas More Prep-Marian Monarchs (Hays, KS) basketball squad nipped the host Trego Golden Eagles (WaKeeney, KS), by a margin of 38-36.

The Monarchs (6-5) will now prepare for their outing against Abilene (Abilene, KS). The Cowboys go into the non-league outing with a 2-10 record. In their last outing, Abilene was tipped by Junction City/St. Xavier (Junction City, KS), 54-43, in a non-league outing.

The Golden Eagles now own a 7-5 record. They play next when they host Plainville for a Mid-Continent outing on Friday, January 27. Trego will clash with a Cardinals squad coming off a 57-25 non-league loss to Ellsworth (Ellsworth, KS). The Cardinals record now stands at 1-12.