The Hastings Raiders basketball team scored 61 points and limited the visiting Simley Spartans to 29 in the Raiders non-league triumph on Tuesday.

The Raiders now possess a 6-5 record. They play next when they host Owatonna for a non-league game on Thursday, January 9. Hastings will confront a Huskies team coming off a 68-36 league win over John Marshall (Rochester, MN). The Huskies record now stands at 8-4.

With the loss, Simley falls to 2-9 on the campaign. The Spartans travel to Christ's Household of Faith (St. Paul, MN) to confront the Lions in a non-league game on Thursday, January 9. The Lions go into the game with a record of 9-4. Christ's Household of Faith lost 52-43 in their recent non-league game against Spectrum (Elk River, MN)