The crowd at Saturday's league challenge between the North Central Thunder (Eureka, SD) and the host Faulkton Trojans (Faulkton, SD), observed North Central's basketball team edge Faulkton by a score of 62-56.

The Thunder (4-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Leola/Frederick (Leola, SD). The Titans come into the non-league challenge with a 9-1 record. In their last challenge, Leola/Frederick edged Waverly/South Shore (Waverly, SD), 56-43, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Trojans encounter the Highmore/Harrold Pirates (Highmore, SD) in a B Region 6 challenge, on Tuesday, January 14. Faulkton will attempt to improve on its 3-5 season record. The Pirates come into the challenge with a 1-5 record after their 71-46 league loss to Sully Buttes (Onida, SD).