The Springfield Longhorns basketball team (Springfield, CO), was nudged 44-42 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host McClave Cardinals (McClave, CO)

The Cardinals now sport a 5-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Cheraw for a 1A High Plains battle on Friday, February 26. McClave will battle a Wolverines team coming off a 45-36 league win over Eads (Eads, CO). The Wolverines record now stands at 10-0.

The Longhorns (4-6) will now prepare for their battle against Kim/Branson (Kim, CO). The Mustangs come into the 2A/1A Arkansas Valley battle with a 6-3 record. In their last battle, Kim/Branson edged La Veta (La Veta, CO), 52-39, in a non-league battle.