The Sidney Red Raiders routed the visiting Mitchell Tigers basketball team by a final score of 74-41 in Thursday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Red Raiders face the Chase County Longhorns (Imperial, NE) in a non-league game, on Friday, December 7. Sidney will attempt to move on its 1-0 season record. The Longhorns enter the game with a 0-2 record after their 58-44 non-league loss to McCook (McCook, NE).

With the defeat, Mitchell moves to 0-1 on the year. The Tigers travel to Gering (Gering, NE) to face the Bulldogs in a non-league game on Thursday, December 6. The Bulldogs enter the game with a record of 1-0. Gering won 60-46 in their recent non-league game against Torrington (Torrington, WY)