The Abilene Cowboys basketball squad (Abilene, KS), lost 52-43 in Friday's non-league battle with the visiting Augusta Orioles (Augusta, KS)

With the victory, Augusta advances its record to 2-1 on the year. The Orioles host Mulvane (Mulvane, KS) to meet the Wildcats in a Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail III battle on Tuesday, December 16. The Wildcats enter the battle with a record of 3-1. Mulvane won 72-54 in their recent non-league battle against Independence (Independence, KS)

The Cowboys now own a 2-2 record. They play next when they travel to Clay Center for a North Central Kansas challenge on Tuesday, December 16. Abilene will battle a Tigers team coming off a 54-39 league win over Marysville (Marysville, KS). The Tigers record now stands at 2-1.