In Thursday's non-league outing, the Riverton Rams (Riverton, KS) basketball squad beat the host Independence Bulldogs (Independence, KS), by a count of 69-51.

The Rams (13-5) will now prepare for their outing against Pittsburg (Pittsburg, KS). The Dragons go into the non-league outing with a 14-4 record. In their last outing, Pittsburg defeated Fort Scott (Fort Scott, KS), 72-68, in a non-league outing.

The Bulldogs now hold a 3-14 record. They play next when they host Parsons for a non-league outing on Friday, February 16. Independence will clash with a Vikings squad coming off a 60-54 non-league loss to Field Kindley (Coffeyville, KS). The Vikings record now stands at 8-9.