The Heartland Lutheran Red Hornets ran past the visiting Palmer Tigers basketball team by a final score of 51-40 in Thursday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Red Hornets face the Fullerton Warriors (Fullerton, NE) in a non-league game, on Saturday, February 4. Heartland Lutheran will attempt to move on its 3-13 season record. The Warriors enter the game with a 5-14 record after their 67-53 non-league loss to Osceola (Osceola, NE).

With the defeat, Palmer moves to 0-15 on the year. The Tigers travel to Giltner (Giltner, NE) to face the Hornets in a D2 District 6 game on Saturday, February 4. The Hornets enter the game with a record of 5-9. Giltner won 52-34 in their recent non-league game against Dorchester (Dorchester, NE)