In Tuesday's non-league outing, the Holton Wildcats (Holton, KS) basketball squad edged the visiting Royal Valley Panthers (Hoyt, KS), by a count of 41-36.

The Wildcats (4-9) will now prepare for their outing against Perry-Lecompton (Perry, KS). The Kaws go into the non-league outing with a 5-6 record. In their last outing, Perry-Lecompton was tipped by Jefferson West (Meriden, KS), 48-37, in a non-league outing.

The Panthers now hold a 2-10 record. They play next when they travel to Nemaha Central for a non-league outing on Thursday, February 1. Royal Valley will clash with a Thunder squad coming off a 44-42 non-league win over Hiawatha (Hiawatha, KS). The Thunder record now stands at 10-2.