The crowd at Monday's non-league battle between the Caliche Buffaloes (Iliff, CO) and the host Lone Star Longhorns (Otis, CO), witnessed Caliche's basketball squad hold off Lone Star by a count of 46-40.

With the victory, Caliche advances its record to 5-8 on the year. The Buffaloes host Creek Valley (Chappell, NE) to battle the Storm in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, February 4. The Storm come into the challenge with a record of 8-7. Creek Valley won 45-44 in their recent non-league challenge against Garden County (Oshkosh, NE)

In their next game, the Longhorns battle the Potter-Dix Coyotes (Potter, NE) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, February 6. Lone Star will attempt to improve on its 5-6 season record. The Coyotes come into the challenge with a 5-9 record after their 59-45 non-league win over Crawford (Crawford, NE).