The Sentinel Spartans (Missoula, MT) basketball prevailed the visiting Belgrade Panthers (Belgrade, MT), 53-42 in Thursday's non-league bout.

With the win, Sentinel upgrades its record to 4-0 on the season. The Spartans travel to Big Sky (Missoula, MT) to clash with the Eagles in a AA Western bout on Wednesday, January 3. The Eagles go into the bout with a record of 2-1. Big Sky won 64-46 in their recent non-league bout against Russell (Great Falls, MT)

Next up, the Panthers clash with the Billings Senior Broncs (Billings, MT) in a AA Eastern bout, on Friday, January 12. Belgrade will attempt to upgrade on its 1-3 season record.