The McCool Junction Mustangs basketball team scored 49 points and restricted the host Hampton Hawks to 44 in the Mustangs league victory on Saturday.

The Mustangs now sport a 1-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host High Plains for a D1 District 7 contest on Friday, December 9. McCool Junction will battle a Storm team coming off a 63-50 non-league loss to Giltner (Giltner, NE). The Storm record now stands at 0-2.

The Hawks (0-3) will now prepare for their contest against Osceola (Osceola, NE). The Bulldogs come into the D1 District 7 contest with a 0-3 record. In their last contest, Osceola was nudged by Exeter-Milligan (Exeter, NE), 41-27, in a non-league contest.