The Ririe Bulldogs basketball team (Ririe, ID), was nudged 44-43 in Wednesday's league battle with the host Butte County Pirates (Arco, ID)
The Pirates now possess a 13-6 record. They play next when they travel to Firth for a 2A Nuclear battle on Friday, February 6. Butte County will battle a Cougars team coming off a 66-58 league win over West Jefferson (Terreton, ID). The Cougars record now stands at 14-4.
The Bulldogs (4-12) will now prepare for their battle against West Jefferson (Terreton, ID). The Panthers come into the 2A Nuclear battle with a 7-9 record. In their last battle, West Jefferson edged North Fremont (Ashton, ID), 54-45, in a league battle.