The Butler Bears basketball team scored 50 points and limited the host Archie Whirlwinds to 43 in the Bears non-league triumph on Thursday.

The Bears now possess a 6-1 record. They play next when they travel to Appleton City for a non-league game on Friday, December 12. Butler will clash with a Bulldogs squad coming off a 45-27 non-league loss to El Dorado Springs (El Dorado Springs, MO). The Bulldogs record now stands at 1-1.

The Whirlwinds (0-1) will now prepare for their test against Pleasant Hill (Pleasant Hill, MO). The Roosters/Chicks come into the non-league test with a 1-2 record. In their last test, Pleasant Hill was nipped by Pembroke Hill (Kansas City, MO), 52-35, in a non-league bout.