Wellington Crusaders (Wellington, KS) boosters left the game satisfied Tuesday as they witnessed their basketball squad nudge the visiting Trinity Celtics (Hutchinson, KS), 43-40 in a non-league match.

With the victory, Wellington upgrades its record to 1-1 on the year. The Crusaders travel to Pratt (Pratt, KS) to face the Greenbacks in a non-league match on Thursday, December 11. The Greenbacks go into the contest with a record of 2-0. Pratt won 72-26 in their recent non-league contest against Trinity (Hutchinson, KS)

In their next game, the Celtics confront the El Dorado Wildcats (El Dorado, KS) in a non-league contest, on Saturday, December 13. Trinity will attempt to better on its 1-3 season record. The Wildcats go into the contest with a 0-2 record after their 82-71 non-league loss to Cheney (Cheney, KS).