The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Bears (Laurel, NE) and the host Ponca Indians (Ponca, NE), observed Laurel-Concord-Coleridge's basketball team overcome Ponca by a margin of 48-34.

The Bears (3-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Plainview (Plainview, NE). The Pirates come into the non-league challenge with a 1-5 record. In their last challenge, Plainview dropped by Madison (Madison, NE), 31-27, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Indians battle the Vermillion Tanagers (Vermillion, SD) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 19. Ponca will attempt to better on its 2-3 season record. The Tanagers come into the challenge with a 3-0 record after their 69-55 non-league win over West Central (Hartford, SD).