The Moscow Wildcats basketball squad (Moscow, KS), was nudged 38-34 in Thursday's league battle with the host Deerfield Spartans (Deerfield, KS)

With the victory, Deerfield advances its record to 3-3 on the year. The Spartans host Southwestern Heights (Kismet, KS) to meet the Mustangs in a non-league battle on Tuesday, January 7. The Mustangs enter the battle with a record of 6-0. Southwestern Heights won 68-46 in their recent non-league battle against Ulysses (Ulysses, KS)

The Wildcats now own a 3-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Elkhart for a non-league battle on Tuesday, January 7. Moscow will meet a Wildcats squad coming off a 49-15 league loss to Syracuse (Syracuse, KS). The Wildcats record now stands at 0-6.