Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Circle Thunderbirds (Towanda, KS) and the host Mulvane Wildcats (Mulvane, KS), saw Circle's basketball squad overcome Mulvane by a tally of 31-23.

With the victory, Circle improves its record to 11-5 on the campaign. The Thunderbirds travel to Augusta (Augusta, KS) to confront the Orioles in a Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail III challenge on Tuesday, February 14. The Orioles come into the challenge with a record of 6-10. Augusta lost 47-39 in their recent non-league challenge against Buhler (Buhler, KS)

Next up, the Wildcats confront the Winfield Vikings (Winfield, KS) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 14. Mulvane will attempt to improve on its 7-9 season record. The Vikings come into the challenge with a 6-10 record after their 70-17 non-league loss to McPherson (McPherson, KS).