Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Mackay Miners (Mackay, ID) and the host Rockland Bulldogs (Rockland, ID), saw Mackay's basketball squad overcome Rockland by a count of 63-49.

With the victory, Mackay upgrades its record to 4-2 on the campaign. The Miners host North Gem (Bancroft, ID) to play the Cowboys in a 1A Rocky Mountain challenge on Friday, January 9. The Cowboys come into the challenge with a record of 2-6. North Gem lost 47-44 in their recent non-league challenge against North Fremont (Ashton, ID)

Next up, the Bulldogs play the Clark County Bobcats (Dubois, ID) in a 1A Rocky Mountain challenge, on Friday, January 16. Rockland will attempt to upgrade on its 1-4 season record. The Bobcats come into the challenge with a 2-5 record after their 62-37 league loss to North Gem (Bancroft, ID).