The Sacred Heart Knights basketball team (Salina, KS), was nudged 44-37 in Wednesday's non-league battle with the host Ellsworth Bearcats (Ellsworth, KS)

The Bearcats now possess a 13-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Beloit for a non-league battle on Friday, February 2. Ellsworth will confront a Trojans team coming off a 67-44 non-league win over Chapman (Chapman, KS). The Trojans record now stands at 14-1.

The Knights (12-2) will now prepare for their battle against Minneapolis (Minneapolis, KS). The Lions come into the non-league battle with a 2-11 record. In their last battle, Minneapolis was nudged by Hillsboro (Hillsboro, KS), 51-36, in a non-league battle.