Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Deuel Cardinals (Clear Lake, SD) and the host Britton-Hecla Braves (Britton, SD), saw Deuel's basketball squad overcome Britton-Hecla by a tally of 53-41.

With the victory, Deuel improves its record to 4-1 on the campaign. The Cardinals travel to Estelline/Hendricks (Estelline, SD) to confront the in a non-league challenge on Saturday, December 30. The come into the challenge with a record of 3-1. Estelline/Hendricks won 67-62 in their recent non-league challenge against Iroquois/Lake Preston (Iroquois, SD)

Next up, the Braves confront the Milbank Bulldogs (Milbank, SD) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 2. Britton-Hecla will attempt to improve on its 0-4 season record.