In Saturday's non-league outing, the Mitchell Kernels (Mitchell, SD) basketball squad overwhelmed the visiting Spearfish Spartans (Spearfish, SD), by a margin of 58-35.

The Kernels (13-3) will now prepare for their outing against Huron (Huron, SD). The Tigers go into the AA District 3 outing with a 10-7 record. In their last outing, Huron was trounced by Lincoln (Sioux Falls, SD), 62-55, in a non-league outing.

The Spartans now own a 6-9 record. They take the field next when they travel to Washington for a non-league outing on Friday, February 8. Spearfish will encounter a Warriors squad coming off a 52-42 non-league win over O'Gorman (Sioux Falls, SD). The Warriors record now stands at 7-10.