The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Milford Eagles (Milford, NE) and the visiting Beatrice Orangemen (Beatrice, NE), observed Milford's basketball team knock off Beatrice by a score of 73-65.

The Eagles (5-9) will now prepare for their challenge against Sutton (Sutton, NE). The Mustangs come into the non-league challenge with a 13-3 record. In their last challenge, Sutton prevailed over Fairbury (Fairbury, NE), 82-44, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Orangemen encounter the Ralston Rams (Ralston, NE) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 24. Beatrice will attempt to improve on its 2-10 season record. The Rams come into the challenge with a 5-8 record after their 77-44 non-league loss to Wahoo (Wahoo, NE).