The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Pius X Thunderbolts (Lincoln, NE) and the host Gretna East Griffins (Gretna, NE), observed Pius X's basketball team edge Gretna East by a score of 46-41.

The Thunderbolts (16-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Norris (Firth, NE). The Titans come into the non-league challenge with a 11-4 record. In their last challenge, Norris edged Hastings (Hastings, NE), 60-23, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Griffins encounter the Gretna Dragons (Gretna, NE) in a B District 3 challenge, on Friday, January 31. Gretna East will attempt to improve on its 11-5 season record. The Dragons come into the challenge with a 7-9 record after their 63-58 non-league loss to Lewis Central (Council Bluffs, IA).