In Friday's non-league outing, the Bennington Badgers (Bennington, NE) basketball squad edged the host Scottsbluff Bearcats (Scottsbluff, NE), by a count of 65-61.

The Badgers (5-2) will now prepare for their outing against Ralston (Ralston, NE). The Rams go into the non-league outing with a 3-5 record. In their last outing, Ralston held off Nebraska City (Nebraska City, NE), 75-52, in a non-league outing.

The Bearcats now hold a 6-3 record. They play next when they travel to Waverly for a non-league outing on Friday, January 6. Scottsbluff will clash with a Vikings squad coming off a 58-45 non-league win over Norris (Firth, NE). The Vikings record now stands at 4-3.