Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Wessington Springs Spartans (Wessington Springs, SD) and the visiting Hitchcock-Tulare Patriots (Hitchcock, SD), saw Wessington Springs's basketball squad overcome Hitchcock-Tulare by a tally of 62-46.

With the victory, Wessington Springs improves its record to 12-6 on the campaign. The Spartans host Kimball/White Lake (Kimball, SD) to confront the Wildkats in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, February 14. The Wildkats come into the challenge with a record of 8-10. Kimball/White Lake lost 57-27 in their recent league challenge against Hanson (Alexandria, SD)

Next up, the Patriots confront the Aberdeen Christian Knights (Aberdeen, SD) in a B Region 1 challenge, on Monday, February 13. Hitchcock-Tulare will attempt to improve on its 6-12 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 1-17 record after their 52-19 non-league loss to Roncalli (Aberdeen, SD).