The De Soto Wildcats basketball team scored 72 points and limited the visiting Leavenworth PIONEERS to 40 in the Wildcats league triumph on Friday.

The Wildcats now possess a 8-7 record. They play next when they host Basehor-Linwood for a United Kansas game on Tuesday, February 11. De Soto will confront a Bobcats team coming off a 69-63 non-league loss to Saint Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park, KS). The Bobcats record now stands at 7-5.

With the loss, Leavenworth falls to 1-11 on the campaign. The Pioneers travel to Bonner Springs (Bonner Springs, KS) to confront the Braves in a non-league game on Monday, February 10. The Braves go into the game with a record of 11-3. Bonner Springs won 71-46 in their recent league game against Tonganoxie (Tonganoxie, KS)