The Spearfish Spartans basketball squad (Spearfish, SD), was outscored 65-52 in Saturday's non-league battle with the host Mitchell Kernels (Mitchell, SD)

With the victory, Mitchell advances its record to 6-4 on the year. The Kernels host Washington (Sioux Falls, SD) to meet the Warriors in a non-league battle on Tuesday, February 18. The Warriors enter the battle with a record of 0-0.

The Spartans now own a 0-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Sturgis for a non-league battle on Tuesday, February 11. Spearfish will meet a Scoopers squad coming off a 69-34 non-league loss to Mitchell (Mitchell, SD). The Scoopers record now stands at 0-1.