Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Great Bend Panthers (Great Bend, KS) and the host Buhler Crusaders (Buhler, KS), saw Great Bend's basketball squad knock off Buhler by a tally of 66-53.

With the victory, Great Bend improves its record to 9-6 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Garden City (Garden City, KS) to play the Buffaloes in a Western challenge on Friday, February 10. The Buffaloes come into the challenge with a record of 15-1. Garden City won 57-42 in their recent non-league challenge against Guymon (Guymon, OK)

Next up, the Crusaders play the Augusta Orioles (Augusta, KS) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, February 10. Buhler will attempt to improve on its 4-11 season record. The Orioles come into the challenge with a 11-4 record after their 57-47 non-league win over Rose Hill (Rose Hill, KS).