In Friday's non-league outing, the McLaughlin Mustangs (McLaughlin, SD) basketball squad beat the visiting Pine Ridge Thorpes (Pine Ridge, SD), by a count of 47-39.

The Mustangs (6-10) will now prepare for their outing against St. Francis Indian (St. Francis, SD). The Warriors go into the non-league outing with a 2-15 record. In their last outing, St. Francis Indian was topped by Crow Creek (Stephan, SD), 61-58, in a non-league outing.

The Thorpes now hold a 2-15 record. They play next when they host Cheyenne-Eagle Butte for a non-league outing on Saturday, February 19. Pine Ridge will clash with a Braves squad coming off a 83-50 non-league win over St. Francis Indian (St. Francis, SD). The Braves record now stands at 5-11.