Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Kimball Longhorns (Kimball, NE) and the host Sutherland Sailors (Sutherland, NE), saw Kimball's basketball squad wallop Sutherland by a tally of 68-43.

With the victory, Kimball improves its record to 5-10 on the season. The Longhorns host St. Patrick's (North Platte, NE) to encounter the Irish in a non-league outing on Saturday, January 28. The Irish go into the outing with a record of 14-2. St. Patrick's won 64-31 in their recent non-league outing against Bridgeport (Bridgeport, NE)

The Sailors now own a 1-11 record. They play next when they host Garden County for a non-league outing on Tuesday, January 31. Sutherland will encounter a Eagles squad coming off a 70-21 league win over Creek Valley (Chappell, NE). The Eagles record now stands at 13-3.