In Tuesday's non-league outing, the Nemaha Central Thunder (Seneca, KS) basketball squad edged the host Hiawatha Red Hawks (Hiawatha, KS), by a count of 39-35.

The Thunder (2-2) will now prepare for their outing against Perry-Lecompton (Perry, KS). The Kaws go into the non-league outing with a 3-1 record. In their last outing, Perry-Lecompton held off Jefferson West (Meriden, KS), 62-28, in a non-league outing.

The Red Hawks now hold a 1-3 record. They play next when they host Holton for a non-league outing on Friday, December 16. Hiawatha will clash with a Wildcats squad coming off a 47-26 non-league win over Royal Valley (Hoyt, KS). The Wildcats record now stands at 3-1.