The Homer Knights routed the visiting Pender Pendragons basketball team by a final score of 70-31 in Tuesday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Knights face the Hartington Wildcats (Hartington, NE) in a non-league game, on Thursday, January 16. Homer will attempt to move on its 6-7 season record. The Wildcats enter the game with a 4-6 record after their 54-46 non-league loss to Wynot (Wynot, NE).

With the defeat, Pender moves to 1-12 on the year. The Pendragons host Lyons-Decatur Northeast (Lyons, NE) to face the Cougars in a D2 District 4 game on Friday, January 17. The Cougars enter the game with a record of 4-5. Lyons-Decatur Northeast lost 57-53 in their recent non-league game against Mead (Mead, NE)