The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Hastings Tigers (Hastings, NE) and the host Lincoln Northwest Falcons (Lincoln, NE), observed Hastings's basketball team knock off Lincoln Northwest by a score of 44-33.

The Tigers (1-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Standing Bear (Lincoln, NE). The Grizzlies come into the non-league challenge with a 2-3 record. In their last challenge, Standing Bear dropped by Elkhorn (Elkhorn, NE), 42-24, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Falcons encounter the Lincoln High Links (Lincoln, NE) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 3. Lincoln Northwest will attempt to improve on its 2-4 season record. The Links come into the challenge with a 4-2 record after their 71-38 non-league loss to Lincoln North Star (Lincoln, NE).