The Thompson Tommies routed the visiting Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg Patriots basketball team by a final score of 63-39 in Thursday's league game.

In their next game, the Tommies face the Larimore Polar Bears (Larimore, ND) in a B Region 2 game, on Tuesday, January 17. Thompson will attempt to move on its 9-0 season record. The Polar Bears enter the game with a 2-4 record after their 75-18 league loss to Cavalier (Cavalier, ND).

With the defeat, Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg moves to 7-2 on the year. The Patriots host Richland (Colfax, ND) to face the Colts in a non-league game on Friday, January 13. The Colts enter the game with a record of 2-5. Richland lost 59-33 in their recent league game against Maple Valley (Tower City, ND)