The Parker Pheasants (Parker, SD) basketball nipped the visiting Garretson Blue Dragons (Garretson, SD), 46-43 in Friday's non-league test.

The Pheasants (3-6) will now prepare for their test against McCook Central/Montrose (Salem, SD). The Fighting Cougars go into the non-league test with a 3-5 record. In their last test, McCook Central/Montrose got by Beresford (Beresford, SD), 47-45, in a non-league test.

The Blue Dragons now own a 1-7 record. They play next when they travel to Beresford for a non-league test on Saturday, January 6. Garretson will encounter a Watchdogs squad coming off a 47-45 non-league loss to McCook Central/Montrose (Salem, SD). The Watchdogs record now stands at 1-7.