Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Malta Mustangs (Malta, MT) and the visiting Poplar Indians (Poplar, MT), saw Malta's basketball squad hold off Poplar by a tally of 63-59.

With the victory, Malta improves its record to 6-3 on the campaign. The Mustangs travel to Shelby (Shelby, MT) to confront the Coyotes in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 14. The Coyotes come into the challenge with a record of 4-2.

Next up, the Indians confront the Glasgow Scotties (Glasgow, MT) in a B District 2 challenge, on Saturday, January 14. Poplar will attempt to improve on its 4-2 season record. The Scotties come into the challenge with a 3-6 record after their 59-24 non-league win over Scobey/Opheim (Scobey, MT).