The Minneapolis Lions bounced the host Ell-Saline Cardinals basketball squad by a final score of 51-20 in Tuesday's non-league outing.

Next, the Lions clash with the Bennington Bulldogs (Bennington, KS) in a non-league outing, on Thursday, December 11. Minneapolis will attempt to upgrade on its 2-1 season record. The Bulldogs come into the outing with a 2-0 record after their 44-31 non-league win over Republic County (Belleville, KS).

The Cardinals (1-1) will now prepare for their outing against Republic County (Belleville, KS). The Buffaloes come into the non-league outing with a 1-2 record. In their last outing, Republic County was overwhelmed by Bennington (Bennington, KS), 44-31, in a non-league outing.