In Tuesday's league outing, the North Kansas City Hornets (North Kansas City, MO) basketball squad felled the visiting Truman Patriots (Independence, MO), by a margin of 71-53.

The Hornets (15-6) will now prepare for their outing against Central (St. Joseph, MO). The Indians go into the Suburban - Red outing with a 2-4 record. In their last outing, Central was beaten by Oak Park (Kansas City, MO), 107-55, in a league outing.

The Patriots now own a 7-10 record. They play next when they host Fort Osage for a Suburban - Red outing on Friday, February 9. Truman will clash with a Indians squad coming off a 64-62 non-league loss to Winnetonka (Kansas City, MO). The Indians record now stands at 6-14.