The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Markesan Hornets (Markesan, WI) and the host Ripon Tigers (Ripon, WI), observed Markesan's basketball team edge Ripon by a score of 39-36.

The Hornets (14-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Montello (Montello, WI). The Hilltoppers come into the Trailways - West challenge with a 2-15 record. In their last challenge, Montello edged Rio (Rio, WI), 64-30, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers encounter the Waupun Warriors (Waupun, WI) in a East Central challenge, on Tuesday, February 11. Ripon will attempt to improve on its 6-15 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 10-10 record after their 69-38 league win over Berlin (Berlin, WI).