Fans at Friday's non-league battle between the Hugoton Eagles (Hugoton, KS) and the host Thomas More Prep-Marian Monarchs (Hays, KS), witnessed Hugoton's basketball squad run past Thomas More Prep-Marian by a count of 62-50.

With the victory, Hugoton advances its record to 1-1 on the year. The Eagles travel to Manhattan (Manhattan, KS) to meet the Indians in a non-league battle on Saturday, December 6. The Indians enter the battle with a record of 0-1. Manhattan lost 65-43 in their recent non-league battle against Life Prep (Park City, KS)

The Monarchs now own a 0-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Plainville for a Mid-Continent challenge on Tuesday, December 16. Thomas More Prep-Marian will battle a Cardinals team coming off a 67-47 league win over Smith Center (Smith Center, KS). The Cardinals record now stands at 1-0.