The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Erie Red Devils (Erie, KS) and the host Bluestem Lions (Leon, KS), observed Erie's basketball team overwhelm Bluestem by a score of 72-28.

The Red Devils (6-9) will now prepare for their challenge against Jayhawk Linn (Mound City, KS). The Jayhawks come into the non-league challenge with a 7-8 record. In their last challenge, Jayhawk Linn was routed by Humboldt (Humboldt, KS), 68-38, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Lions battle the Fredonia Yellowjackets (Fredonia, KS) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 11. Bluestem will attempt to improve on its 1-16 season record. The Yellowjackets come into the challenge with a 10-4 record after their 76-43 non-league win over Cherryvale (Cherryvale, KS).