The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Deerfield Spartans (Deerfield, KS) and the host Rolla Pirates (Rolla, KS), observed Deerfield's basketball team edge Rolla by a score of 38-36.

The Spartans (2-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Moscow (Moscow, KS). The Wildcats come into the Santa Fe Trail challenge with a 1-2 record.

In their next game, the Pirates encounter the Moscow Wildcats (Moscow, KS) in a Santa Fe Trail challenge, on Monday, December 15. Rolla will attempt to improve on its 0-5 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 1-2 record after their 53-14 non-league loss to LaCrosse (LaCrosse, KS).