Harding County Ranchers (Buffalo, SD) backers were in high spirits Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad bounce the visiting McIntosh Tigers (McIntosh, SD), 80-12 in a league bout.

With the win, Harding County upgrades its record to 7-0 on the season. The Ranchers travel to Faith (Faith, SD) to clash with the Longhorns in a B Region 8 bout on Saturday, January 6. The Longhorns go into the bout with a record of 7-0. Faith won 39-28 in their recent league bout against Timber Lake (Timber Lake, SD)

Next up, the Tigers clash with the Timber Lake Panthers (Timber Lake, SD) in a B Region 8 bout, on Tuesday, January 9. McIntosh will attempt to upgrade on its 1-5 season record. The Panthers go into the bout with a 3-6 record after their 53-37 non-league loss to Potter County co-op [Gettysburg/Hoven] (Gettysburg, SD).