Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Sargent Bulldogs (Sargent, NE) and the visiting Arnold Cardinals (Arnold, NE), saw Sargent's basketball squad knock off Arnold by a score of 49-35.

With the victory, Sargent improves its record to 8-4 on the campaign. The Bulldogs host Loup County (Taylor, NE) to play the Wildcats in a D2 District 4 test on Tuesday, February 10. The Wildcats go into the test with a record of 1-10.

The Cardinals now own a 4-6 record. They take the field next when they host McPherson County for a non-league test on Friday, January 16. Arnold will clash with a Longhorns squad coming off a 90-26 non-league loss to Brady (Brady, NE). The Longhorns record now stands at 0-7.