The Deuel Cardinals (Clear Lake, SD) basketball edged the visiting Britton-Hecla Braves (Britton, SD), 34-28 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Cardinals now possess a 3-0 record. They play next when they travel to DeSmet for a non-league bout on Monday, January 6.

With the loss, Britton-Hecla falls to 0-1 on the campaign. The Braves travel to Tri-State co-op [Rosholt/Fairmount/Campbell-Tintah] (Rosholt, SD) to play the Tigers in a non-league bout on Saturday, January 4. The Tigers go into the bout with a record of 0-1. Tri-State co-op [Rosholt/Fairmount/Campbell-Tintah] lost 39-28 in their recent non-league bout against Great Plains Lutheran (Watertown, SD)