Rapid City Christian Comets (Rapid City, SD) backers were in high spirits Tuesday as they witnessed their basketball squad bounce the visiting Spearfish Spartans (Spearfish, SD), 65-40 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Rapid City Christian upgrades its record to 16-1 on the season. The Comets travel to Hill City (Hill City, SD) to confront the Rangers in a A Region 8 challenge on Thursday, February 16. The Rangers come into the challenge with a record of 8-9. Hill City lost 60-57 in their recent non-league challenge against Douglas (Box Elder, SD)

Next up, the Spartans confront the Douglas Patriots (Box Elder, SD) in a AA challenge, on Thursday, February 16. Spearfish will attempt to improve on its 5-10 season record. The Patriots come into the challenge with a 5-12 record after their 82-42 non-league win over Lead-Deadwood (Lead, SD).