The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Silver Lake Eagles (Silver Lake, KS) and the visiting Hiawatha Red Hawks (Hiawatha, KS), observed Silver Lake's basketball team overwhelm Hiawatha by a score of 60-27.

The Eagles (4-1) will now prepare for their challenge against St. Marys (St. Marys, KS). The Bears come into the Big East challenge with a 2-3 record. In their last challenge, St. Marys trounced Maranatha Christian Academy (Shawnee, KS), 81-18, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Red Hawks encounter the Holton Wildcats (Holton, KS) in a Big East challenge, on Friday, January 3. Hiawatha will attempt to improve on its 3-2 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 3-2 record after their 71-61 league win over Rossville (Rossville, KS).