White River Tigers (White River, SD) backers were in high spirits Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad bounce the host Philip Scotties (Philip, SD), 84-46 in a non-league bout.

With the win, White River upgrades its record to 5-3 on the season. The Tigers travel to Kadoka (Kadoka, SD) to play the Kougars in a non-league bout on Friday, January 15. The Kougars go into the bout with a record of 4-2. Kadoka won 46-40 in their recent non-league bout against Jones County (Murdo, SD)

Next up, the Scotties play the Jones County Coyotes (Murdo, SD) in a non-league bout, on Friday, January 15. Philip will attempt to upgrade on its 1-6 season record. The Coyotes go into the bout with a 3-5 record after their 46-40 non-league loss to Kadoka (Kadoka, SD).