The Circle Thunderbirds routed the visiting Wellington Crusaders basketball team by a final score of 75-45 in Tuesday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Thunderbirds face the Mulvane Wildcats (Mulvane, KS) in a Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail III game, on Friday, February 9. Circle will attempt to move on its 12-1 season record. The Wildcats enter the game with a 11-4 record after their 61-52 non-league win over Andale (Andale, KS).

With the defeat, Wellington moves to 9-4 on the year. The Crusaders host El Dorado (El Dorado, KS) to face the Wildcats in a non-league game on Friday, February 9. The Wildcats enter the game with a record of 2-13. El Dorado won 58-51 in their recent non-league game against Winfield (Winfield, KS)