Fans at Friday's league challenge between the North Gem Cowboys (Bancroft, ID) and the host Leadore Mustangs (Leadore, ID), saw North Gem's basketball squad wallop Leadore by a tally of 88-38.

With the victory, North Gem improves its record to 14-2 on the campaign. The Cowboys host Mackay (Mackay, ID) to confront the Miners in a 1A Rocky Mountain challenge on Wednesday, January 27. The Miners come into the challenge with a record of 7-4.

Next up, the Mustangs confront the Taylor's Crossing (Idaho Falls, ID) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 26. Leadore will attempt to improve on its 6-7 season record. The come into the challenge with a 1-5 record after their 62-37 non-league win over Clark County (Dubois, ID).