Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Plainview Pirates (Plainview, NE) and the host Winside Wildcats (Winside, NE), saw Plainview's basketball squad hold off Winside by a count of 38-32.

With the victory, Plainview upgrades its record to 5-14 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to O'Neill (O'Neill, NE) to play the Eagles in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, February 9. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 10-10. O'Neill lost 66-56 in their recent non-league challenge against Boone Central (Albion, NE)

Coming up next, the Wildcats confront the Osmond Tigers (Osmond, NE) in a non-league battle, on Thursday, February 11. Winside will attempt to improve on its 0-18 season record. The Tigers come into the battle with a 16-2 record after their 48-47 non-league win over Laurel-Concord-Coleridge (Laurel, NE).