The Ottawa Cyclones (Ottawa, KS) basketball nipped the visiting Tonganoxie Chieftains (Tonganoxie, KS), 51-48 in Friday's non-league test.

The Cyclones (3-3) will now prepare for their test against Baldwin (Baldwin, KS). The Bulldogs go into the non-league test with a 6-1 record. In their last test, Baldwin was tipped by Eudora (Eudora, KS), 73-54, in a non-league test.

The Chieftains now own a 0-6 record. They play next when they host Pleasant Ridge for a non-league test on Monday, January 9. Tonganoxie will encounter a Rams squad coming off a 72-63 non-league loss to Atchison County (Effingham, KS). The Rams record now stands at 2-4.