The Crow Creek Chieftains (Stephan, SD) basketball crushed the visiting Cheyenne-Eagle Butte Braves (Eagle Butte, SD), 71-46 in Thursday's league test.

The Chieftains (7-7) will now prepare for their test against Pine Ridge (Pine Ridge, SD). The Thorpes go into the non-league test with a 3-8 record. In their last test, Pine Ridge was trounced by Red Cloud (Pine Ridge, SD), 89-25, in a league test.

The Braves now own a 1-13 record. They play next when they host Winner for a non-league test on Saturday, February 4. Cheyenne-Eagle Butte will encounter a Warriors squad coming off a 48-26 non-league loss to More (Rapid City, SD). The Warriors record now stands at 8-5.