The Hastings Raiders (Hastings, MN) basketball crushed the host Simley Spartans (Inver Grove Heights, MN), 73-41 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Raiders now possess a 7-3 record. They play next when they host North for a non-league bout on Friday, January 10. Hastings will play a Polars team coming off a 59-50 non-league loss to St. Thomas Academy (Mendota Heights, MN). The Polars record now stands at 4-1.

With the loss, Simley falls to 4-5 on the campaign. The Spartans host St. Cloud Tech (St. Cloud, MN) to play the Tigers in a non-league bout on Saturday, January 11. The Tigers go into the bout with a record of 1-9. St. Cloud Tech lost 77-59 in their recent league bout against Apollo (St. Cloud, MN)