The Newton Railroaders (Newton, KS) basketball nipped the visiting Maize Eagles (Maize, KS), 27-26 in Tuesday's non-league test.

The Railroaders (7-12) will now prepare for their test against Hutchinson (Hutchinson, KS). The Salthawks go into the non-league test with a 14-5 record. In their last test, Hutchinson was tipped by Derby (Derby, KS), 35-16, in a non-league test.

The Eagles now own a 3-16 record. They play next when they travel to Derby for a non-league test on Friday, February 24. Maize will encounter a Panthers squad coming off a 35-16 non-league win over Hutchinson (Hutchinson, KS). The Panthers record now stands at 17-2.