The McCook Central/Montrose Fighting Cougars basketball squad (Salem, SD), was outscored 58-45 in Thursday's non-league battle with the visiting Sioux Valley Cossacks (Volga, SD)

With the victory, Sioux Valley advances its record to 6-2 on the year. The Cossacks travel to Chester (Chester, SD) to meet the Flyers in a non-league battle on Tuesday, January 21. The Flyers enter the battle with a record of 9-4.

The Fighting Cougars now own a 5-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Baltic for a non-league battle on Tuesday, January 21. McCook Central/Montrose will meet a Bulldogs squad coming off a 54-36 non-league loss to Chester (Chester, SD). The Bulldogs record now stands at 3-7.