The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Hyannis Longhorns (Hyannis, NE) and the host Sutherland Sailors (Sutherland, NE), observed Hyannis's basketball team edge Sutherland by a score of 30-27.

The Longhorns (4-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Morrill (Morrill, NE). The Lions come into the non-league challenge with a 5-3 record. In their last challenge, Morrill edged Sioux County (Harrison, NE), 58-32, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Sailors encounter the Sandhills/Thedford Knights (Dunning, NE) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 10. Sutherland will attempt to improve on its 2-6 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 2-6 record after their 47-32 non-league loss to South Loup (Arnold, NE).