In Wednesday's non-league outing, the Winside Wildcats (Winside, NE) basketball squad beat the visiting Plainview Pirates (Plainview, NE), by a count of 51-38.

The Wildcats (1-7) will now prepare for their outing against Walthill (Walthill, NE). The Blujays go into the non-league outing with a 5-2 record. In their last outing, Walthill was topped by Mead (Mead, NE), 58-46, in a non-league match.

With the defeat, Plainview moves to 3-6 on the year. The Pirates travel to Clearwater/Orchard (Clearwater, NE) to face the Cyclones in a non-league match on Tuesday, January 5. The Cyclones enter the match with a record of 5-2. Clearwater/Orchard won 72-51 in their recent non-league match against Chambers (Chambers, NE)