The Hutchinson Salthawks routed the visiting Salina Central Mustangs basketball team by a final score of 60-27 in Tuesday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Salthawks face the Buhler Crusaders (Buhler, KS) in a non-league game, on Friday, December 9. Hutchinson will attempt to move on its 1-0 season record. The Crusaders enter the game with a 1-1 record after their 43-32 non-league loss to Goddard (Goddard, KS).

With the defeat, Salina Central moves to 0-2 on the year. The Mustangs travel to South (Salina, KS) to face the Cougars in a non-league game on Friday, December 9. The Cougars enter the game with a record of 0-2. South lost 81-53 in their recent non-league game against Junction City/St. Xavier (Junction City, KS)