Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the East Butler Tigers (Brainard, NE) and the host Palmer Tigers (Palmer, NE), saw East Butler's basketball squad wallop Palmer by a tally of 44-19.

With the victory, East Butler improves its record to 5-6 on the campaign. The Tigers host Nebraska Lutheran (Waco, NE) to confront the Knights in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 9. The Knights come into the challenge with a record of 4-4. Nebraska Lutheran lost 46-32 in their recent non-league challenge against Bruning-Davenport/Shickley (Bruning, NE)

Next up, the Tigers confront the High Plains Storm (Polk, NE) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 9. Palmer will attempt to improve on its 4-5 season record.