The Halstead Dragons tipped the host Bluestem Lions basketball team by a final score of 32-31 in Saturday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Dragons face the Nickerson Panthers (Nickerson, KS) in a Central Kansas game, on Tuesday, January 10. Halstead will attempt to move on its 5-4 season record. The Panthers enter the game with a 2-6 record after their 53-41 non-league win over Kingman (Kingman, KS).

With the defeat, Bluestem moves to 8-2 on the year. The Lions host Neodesha (Neodesha, KS) to face the Blue Streaks in a non-league game on Tuesday, January 10. The Blue Streaks enter the game with a record of 7-1. Neodesha won 53-43 in their recent non-league game against Cherryvale (Cherryvale, KS)