Deuel Cardinals (Clear Lake, SD) backers were in high spirits Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the host Webster Bearcats (Webster, SD), 55-35 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Deuel upgrades its record to 2-2 on the season. The Cardinals travel to Castlewood (Castlewood, SD) to clash with the Warriors in a non-league bout on Saturday, January 7. The Warriors go into the bout with a record of 1-2. Castlewood lost 57-40 in their recent non-league bout against Sisseton (Sisseton, SD)

Next up, the Bearcats clash with the Clark/Willow Lake Cyclones (Clark, SD) in a non-league bout, on Saturday, January 7. Webster will attempt to upgrade on its 1-4 season record. The Cyclones go into the bout with a 1-3 record after their 32-29 non-league loss to Groton (Groton, SD).