The Santa Fe Trail Chargers (Carbondale, KS) basketball were winner over the visiting St. Mary's Academy Crusaders (St. Marys, KS), 43-28 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Chargers now possess a 8-1 record. They play next when they host Chapman for a non-league bout on Saturday, January 25. Santa Fe Trail will play a Irish team coming off a 71-44 non-league loss to Royal Valley (Hoyt, KS). The Irish record now stands at 0-8.

With the loss, St. Mary's Academy falls to 4-8 on the campaign. The Crusaders travel to Chapman (Chapman, KS) to play the Irish in a non-league bout on Friday, January 24. The Irish go into the bout with a record of 0-8. Chapman lost 71-44 in their recent non-league bout against Royal Valley (Hoyt, KS)