Fans at Monday's non-league challenge between the Pender Pendragons (Pender, NE) and the host Stanton Mustangs (Stanton, NE), saw Pender's basketball squad wallop Stanton by a count of 59-21.

With the victory, Pender upgrades its record to 18-0 on the campaign. The Pendragons travel to North Bend Central (North Bend, NE) to play the Tigers in a non-league challenge on Thursday, February 1. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 10-7. North Bend Central won 48-33 in their recent non-league challenge against Clarkson/Leigh (Clarkson, NE)

Next up, the Mustangs play the Howells-Dodge Jaguars (Howells, NE) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, February 1. Stanton will attempt to upgrade on its 9-8 season record. The Jaguars come into the challenge with a 11-6 record after their 49-30 non-league loss to Bancroft-Rosalie (Bancroft, NE).