The Ellsworth Bearcats (Ellsworth, KS) basketball crushed the host Plainville Cardinals (Plainville, KS), 61-31 in Tuesday's non-league outing.

The Bearcats (11-1) will now prepare for their outing against Southeast of Saline (Gypsum, KS). The Trojans go into the non-league outing with a 6-5 record. In their last outing, Southeast of Saline smashed Clay Center (Clay Center, KS), 60-35, in a non-league outing.

The Cardinals now hold a 6-5 record. They play next when they host Trego for a non-league outing on Friday, January 26. Plainville will clash with a Golden Eagles squad coming off a 0-0 non-league Thomas More Prep-Marian (Hays, KS). The Golden Eagles record now stands at 3-7.