The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Rossville Bulldogs (Rossville, KS) and the host Abilene Cowboys (Abilene, KS), observed Rossville's basketball team edge Abilene by a score of 38-34.

The Bulldogs (8-9) will now prepare for their challenge against Silver Lake (Silver Lake, KS). The Eagles come into the Big East challenge with a 15-2 record. In their last challenge, Silver Lake edged Royal Valley (Hoyt, KS), 67-34, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Cowboys encounter the Concordia Panthers (Concordia, KS) in a North Central Kansas challenge, on Tuesday, February 18. Abilene will attempt to improve on its 3-13 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 4-13 record after their 58-39 league loss to Rock Creek (St. George, KS).