The Redfield Pheasants (Redfield, SD) basketball crushed the visiting Britton-Hecla Braves (Britton, SD), 49-26 in Thursday's non-league test.

The Pheasants (5-1) will now prepare for their test against Miller (Miller, SD). The Rustlers go into the non-league test with a 2-3 record. In their last test, Miller walloped Mobridge-Pollock (Mobridge, SD), 64-45, in a league test.

The Braves now own a 0-3 record. They play next when they host Northwestern Area for a B Region 1 test on Friday, January 6. Britton-Hecla will encounter a Wildcats squad coming off a 40-38 non-league win over Ipswich (Ipswich, SD). The Wildcats record now stands at 3-0.