The Atchison Phoenix basketball team (Atchison, KS), was nudged 39-38 in Friday's non-league battle with the host Hugoton Eagles (Hugoton, KS)

The Eagles now possess a 21-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to McPherson for a non-league battle on Saturday, March 9. Hugoton will confront a Bullpups team coming off a 62-49 non-league win over Baldwin (Baldwin, KS). The Bullpups record now stands at 25-0.

The Phoenix (21-3) will now prepare for their battle against Baldwin (Baldwin, KS). The Bulldogs come into the non-league battle with a 20-4 record. In their last battle, Baldwin was nudged by McPherson (McPherson, KS), 62-49, in a non-league battle.