The Augusta Orioles (Augusta, KS) basketball crushed the visiting Abilene Cowboys (Abilene, KS), 61-27 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Orioles now possess a 1-1 record. They play next when they travel to Mulvane for a Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail III bout on Tuesday, December 17. Augusta will play a Wildcats team coming off a 56-50 non-league win over Independence (Independence, KS). The Wildcats record now stands at 3-1.

With the loss, Abilene falls to 0-3 on the campaign. The Cowboys host Clay Center (Clay Center, KS) to play the Tigers in a North Central Kansas bout on Tuesday, December 17. The Tigers go into the bout with a record of 3-0. Clay Center won 42-38 in their recent league bout against Marysville (Marysville, KS)