The Britton-Hecla Braves basketball squad (Britton, SD), was outscored 53-45 in Friday's non-league battle with the host Deuel Cardinals (Clear Lake, SD)

With the victory, Deuel advances its record to 2-2 on the year. The Cardinals travel to DeSmet (DeSmet, SD) to meet the Bulldogs in a non-league battle on Monday, January 6. The Bulldogs enter the battle with a record of 3-2. DeSmet lost 55-36 in their recent non-league battle against St. Mary (Dell Rapids, SD)

The Braves now own a 1-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Tri-State co-op [Rosholt/Fairmount/Campbell-Tintah] for a non-league battle on Saturday, January 4. Britton-Hecla will meet a Tigers squad coming off a 57-41 non-league loss to Rothsay (Rothsay, MN). The Tigers record now stands at 3-3.