The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Syracuse Rockets (Syracuse, NE) and the host Nebraska City Pioneers (Nebraska City, NE), observed Syracuse's basketball team overwhelm Nebraska City by a margin of 63-37.

The Rockets (5-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Elmwood-Murdock (Murdock, NE). The Knights come into the non-league challenge with a 2-2 record. In their last challenge, Elmwood-Murdock trounced Falls City (Falls City, NE), 63-33, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Pioneers battle the Jefferson Yellowjackets (Council Bluffs, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 19. Nebraska City will attempt to better on its 0-5 season record. The Yellowjackets come into the challenge with a 1-4 record after their 101-35 league loss to Sioux City East (Sioux City, IA).