The Marty Indian Braves basketball team (Marty, SD), dropped 53-44 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Tripp-Delmont/Armour Nighthawks (Armour, SD)

The Nighthawks now possess a 9-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Wessington Springs for a B Region 5 battle on Saturday, February 3. Tripp-Delmont/Armour will confront a Spartans team coming off a 49-42 league win over Lower Brule (Lower Brule, SD). The Spartans record now stands at 12-3.

The Braves (10-4) will now prepare for their battle against Andes Central/Dakota Christian (Lake Andes, SD). The come into the B Region 5 battle with a 8-6 record. In their last battle, Andes Central/Dakota Christian beat Colome (Colome, SD), 64-11, in a league battle.