In Friday's non-league contest, the host Sidney Red Raiders basketball team scored a big 65-25 triumph over the Lexington Minutemen.

The Red Raiders (8-0) will now prepare for their contest against Fillmore Central (Geneva, NE). The Panthers go into the non-league contest with a 4-2 record. In their last contest, Fillmore Central smashed Wilber-Clatonia (Wilber, NE), 57-44, in a non-league contest.

In their next game, the Minutemen battle the Chase County Longhorns (Imperial, NE) in a non-league contest, on Saturday, December 28. Lexington will attempt to better on its 1-7 season record. The Longhorns go into the contest with a 1-4 record after their 64-48 non-league win over Wray (Wray, CO).