In Tuesday's league match, the host Chinook Beeters basketball team scored a decisive 57-28 triumph over the Hays-Lodge Pole Thunder Birds.

In their next game, the Beeters meet the Big Sandy Pioneers (Big Sandy, MT) in a C District 9 match, on Thursday, January 19. Chinook will attempt to move on its 9-0 season record. The Pioneers enter the match with a 6-4 record after their 62-51 league win over Chester-Joplin-Inverness (Chester, MT).

With the defeat, Hays-Lodge Pole moves to 3-6 on the year. The Thunder birds travel to Big Sandy (Big Sandy, MT) to meet the Pioneers in a C District 9 match on Friday, January 20. The Pioneers enter the match with a record of 6-5. Big Sandy lost 71-40 in their recent league match against Chinook (Chinook, MT)