Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the St. Patrick's Irish (North Platte, NE) and the host Perkins County Plainsmen (Grant, NE), saw St. Patrick's's basketball squad wallop Perkins County by a tally of 67-30.

With the victory, St. Patrick's improves its record to 10-1 on the campaign. The Irish travel to Cozad (Cozad, NE) to confront the Haymakers in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 7. The Haymakers come into the challenge with a record of 5-5. Cozad lost 72-45 in their recent non-league challenge against Ogallala (Ogallala, NE)

Next up, the Plainsmen confront the Sutherland Sailors (Sutherland, NE) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 7. Perkins County will attempt to improve on its 3-5 season record. The Sailors come into the challenge with a 0-5 record after their 49-35 non-league loss to Sandhills/Thedford (Dunning, NE).