The McPherson Bullpups defeated the visiting Bishop Miege Stags basketball squad by a final score of 71-58 in Saturday's non-league outing.

Next, the Bullpups clash with the Augusta Orioles (Augusta, KS) in a Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail III outing, on Tuesday, January 7. McPherson will attempt to upgrade on its 5-1 season record. The Orioles come into the outing with a 4-0 record after their 64-55 league win over Winfield (Winfield, KS).

The Stags (2-1) will now prepare for their outing against Saint Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park, KS). The Saints come into the Eastern Kansas outing with a 3-2 record. In their last outing, Saint Thomas Aquinas overcame St. James Academy (Lenexa, KS), 68-54, in a league outing.