The Ellsworth Bearcats basketball team scored 41 points and limited the host Minneapolis Lions to 32 in the Bearcats league triumph on Tuesday.

The Bearcats now have a 7-9 record. They play next when they host Larned for a non-league game on Thursday, February 13. Ellsworth will confront a Indians team coming off a 65-28 non-league loss to Scott (Scott City, KS). The Indians record now stands at 5-10.

With the loss, Minneapolis falls to 4-12 on the campaign. The Lions host Southeast of Saline (Gypsum, KS) to confront the Trojans in a North Central AA game on Friday, February 14. The Trojans go into the game with a record of 8-9. Southeast of Saline lost 65-62 in their recent league game against Beloit (Beloit, KS)