Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Beatrice Orangemen (Beatrice, NE) and the visiting Seward Bluejays (Seward, NE), saw Beatrice's basketball squad overcome Seward by a tally of 44-26.

With the victory, Beatrice improves its record to 7-1 on the campaign. The Orangemen travel to Plattsmouth (Plattsmouth, NE) to confront the Blue Devils in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 13. The Blue Devils come into the challenge with a record of 3-8. Plattsmouth lost 60-33 in their recent non-league challenge against Elkhorn (Elkhorn, NE)

Next up, the Bluejays confront the Schuyler Warriors (Schuyler, NE) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 10. Seward will attempt to improve on its 4-6 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 2-8 record after their 46-11 non-league loss to Aurora (Aurora, NE).