The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Piper Pirates (Kansas City, KS) and the host Lansing Lions (Lansing, KS), observed Piper's basketball team knock off Lansing by a score of 69-55.

The Pirates (4-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Mill Valley (Shawnee, KS). The Jaguars come into the non-league challenge with a 3-1 record. In their last challenge, Mill Valley fell by De Soto (De Soto, KS), 52-50, in a non-league bout.

With the loss, Lansing falls to 0-5 on the campaign. The Lions host Seaman (Topeka, KS) to play the Vikings in a United Kansas bout on Friday, January 10. The Vikings go into the bout with a record of 4-1. Seaman won 59-53 in their recent league bout against De Soto (De Soto, KS)