The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Mandan Braves (Mandan, ND) and the visiting Bottineau Braves/Stars (Bottineau, ND), witnessed Mandan's ice hockey team defeat Bottineau by a final score of 3-0.

The Braves (4-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Jamestown (Jamestown, ND). The Bluejays come into the non-league challenge with a 5-4 record. In their last challenge, Jamestown got by Dickinson (Dickinson, ND), 5-2, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Braves/Stars battle the Legacy (Bismarck, ND) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 16. Bottineau will attempt to upgrade on its 4-4 season record. The come into the challenge with a 8-4 record after their 3-0 non-league win over Williston (Williston, ND).