The Royal Valley Panthers basketball team (Hoyt, KS), dropped 63-53 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the visiting Nemaha Central Thunder (Seneca, KS)

The Thunder now possess a 12-6 record. They put it on the line next when they host Jefferson West for a non-league battle on Friday, February 16. Nemaha Central will confront a Tigers team coming off a 50-47 non-league win over Hiawatha (Hiawatha, KS). The Tigers record now stands at 7-11.

The Panthers (2-15) will now prepare for their battle against Hiawatha (Hiawatha, KS). The Red Hawks come into the non-league battle with a 7-10 record. In their last battle, Hiawatha dropped by Jefferson West (Meriden, KS), 50-47, in a non-league battle.