Lawrence Free State Firebirds (Lawrence, KS) boosters left the game satisfied Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad notch a victory over the host Garden City Buffaloes (Garden City, KS), 52-41 in a non-league match.

With the victory, Lawrence Free State upgrades its record to 1-2 on the year. The Firebirds host Scott (Scott City, KS) to face the Beavers in a non-league match on Friday, December 12. The Beavers enter the match with a record of 1-1. Scott won 71-61 in their recent non-league outing against Tonganoxie (Tonganoxie, KS)

The Buffaloes (1-2) will now prepare for their outing against Tonganoxie (Tonganoxie, KS). The Chieftains come into the non-league outing with a 0-1 record. In their last outing, Tonganoxie went down by Louisburg (Louisburg, KS), 63-60, in a league outing.