The Ulysses Tigers (Ulysses, KS) basketball nipped the visiting Cimarron Bluejays (Cimarron, KS), 52-47 in Friday's non-league test.

The Tigers (8-9) will now prepare for their test against Hugoton (Hugoton, KS). The Eagles go into the Great Western test with a 14-2 record. In their last test, Hugoton got by Syracuse (Syracuse, KS), 72-39, in a non-league test.

The Bluejays now own a 3-14 record. They play next when they host Holcomb for a non-league test on Tuesday, February 13. Cimarron will encounter a Longhorns squad coming off a 47-44 non-league win over Scott (Scott City, KS). The Longhorns record now stands at 11-5.