The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the De Soto Wildcats (De Soto, KS) and the visiting Shawnee Heights Thunderbirds (Tecumseh, KS), observed De Soto's basketball team edge Shawnee Heights by a margin of 55-49.

The Wildcats (4-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Turner (Kansas City, KS). The Golden Bears come into the United Kansas challenge with a 1-3 record. In their last challenge, Turner was tipped by Highland Park (Topeka, KS), 76-18, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Thunderbirds battle the Leavenworth PIONEERS (Leavenworth, KS) in a United Kansas challenge, on Friday, January 10. Shawnee Heights will attempt to better on its 3-3 season record.