The Denfeld Hunters basketball team (Duluth, MN), was nudged 52-45 in Tuesday's non-league outing with the host Nashwauk-Keewatin Spartans (Nashwauk, MN)

The Spartans (2-9) will now prepare for their outing against Hill City/Northland (Hill City, MN). The go into the A Section 7 outing with a 6-7 record. In their last outing, Hill City/Northland was tipped by Blackduck (Blackduck, MN), 56-51, in a non-league outing.

The Hunters now own a 1-14 record. They play next when they host Kelley for a non-league outing on Friday, January 12. Denfeld will clash with a Mariners squad coming off a 87-28 league loss to North Woods (Cook, MN). The Mariners record now stands at 0-10.