The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Mulvane Wildcats (Mulvane, KS) and the host Independence Bulldogs (Independence, KS), observed Mulvane's basketball team edge Independence by a score of 56-50.

The Wildcats (3-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Augusta (Augusta, KS). The Orioles come into the Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail III challenge with a 1-1 record. In their last challenge, Augusta edged Abilene (Abilene, KS), 61-27, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bulldogs encounter the Labette County Grizzlies (Altamont, KS) in a Southeast Kansas challenge, on Tuesday, December 17. Independence will attempt to improve on its 1-1 season record. The Grizzlies come into the challenge with a 4-0 record after their 42-32 non-league win over Collegiate (Wichita, KS).