Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Des Lacs-Burlington Lakers (Des Lacs, ND) and the host Killdeer Cowboys (Killdeer, ND), saw Des Lacs-Burlington's basketball squad knock off Killdeer by a tally of 58-40.

With the victory, Des Lacs-Burlington improves its record to 9-2 on the campaign. The Lakers travel to Stanley (Stanley, ND) to play the Blue Jays in a A Region 3 challenge on Tuesday, January 23. The Blue Jays come into the challenge with a record of 7-4. Stanley lost 51-33 in their recent non-league challenge against Valley City (Valley City, ND)

Next up, the Cowboys play the Belfield Bantams (Belfield, ND) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 20. Killdeer will attempt to improve on its 7-4 season record. The Bantams come into the challenge with a 3-6 record after their 62-52 league loss to New England (New England, ND).