The crowd at Friday's league battle between the Box Elder Bears (Box Elder, MT) and the visiting Big Sandy Pioneers (Big Sandy, MT), witnessed Box Elder's basketball squad rout Big Sandy by a count of 73-40.

With the victory, Box Elder advances its record to 7-3 on the year. The Bears travel to Dodson (Dodson, MT) to meet the Coyotes in a C District 9 battle on Saturday, January 17. The Coyotes enter the battle with a record of 4-7. Dodson lost 75-33 in their recent league battle against Hays-Lodge Pole (Hays, MT)

The Pioneers now own a 6-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Turner for a C District 9 challenge on Saturday, January 17. Big Sandy will battle a Tornadoes team coming off a 69-11 league loss to Box Elder (Box Elder, MT). The Tornadoes record now stands at 0-6.