The Northland Christian (Kansas City, MO) basketball nipped the visiting La Monte Vikings (La Monte, MO), 36-32 in Thursday's non-league test.

The (9-11) will now prepare for their test against Norborne (Norborne, MO). The Pirates go into the non-league test with a 3-18 record. In their last test, Norborne was tipped by Concordia (Concordia, MO), 77-39, in a non-league test.

The Vikings now own a 9-14 record. They play next when they host Pilot Grove for a non-league test on Tuesday, February 20. La Monte will encounter a Tigers squad coming off a 79-63 league loss to Slater (Slater, MO). The Tigers record now stands at 14-14.