Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Randolph Cardinals (Randolph, NE) and the host Plainview Pirates (Plainview, NE), saw Randolph's basketball squad wallop Plainview by a tally of 59-35.

With the victory, Randolph improves its record to 11-3 on the campaign. The Cardinals travel to Emerson-Hubbard (Emerson, NE) to play the Pirates in a D1 District 5 challenge on Tuesday, February 9. The Pirates come into the challenge with a record of 8-9.

Next up, the Pirates play the O'Neill Eagles (O'Neill, NE) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 9. Plainview will attempt to improve on its 3-14 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 15-2 record after their 55-39 non-league win over West Holt (Atkinson, NE).