The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Sandy Creek Cougars (Fairfield, NE) and the host Tri County Trojans (DeWitt, NE), observed Sandy Creek's basketball team edge Tri County by a score of 23-16.

The Cougars (4-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Fairbury (Fairbury, NE). The Jeffs come into the non-league challenge with a 2-2 record.

In their next game, the Trojans encounter the Fairbury Jeffs (Fairbury, NE) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 9. Tri County will attempt to improve on its 0-1 season record.