Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Axtell Wildcats (Axtell, NE) and the visiting Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Mustangs (Sumner, NE), saw Axtell's basketball squad overcome Sumner-Eddyville-Miller by a tally of 61-48.

With the victory, Axtell improves its record to 8-3 on the campaign. The Wildcats travel to Alma (Alma, NE) to confront the Cardinals in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 6. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a record of 10-0. Alma won 56-6 in their recent non-league test against Franklin (Franklin, NE)

The Mustangs now own a 6-4 record. They play next when they travel to Pleasanton for a non-league test on Saturday, January 13.