Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Battle Mountain Huskies (Edwards, CO) and the host Vail Mountain Gore Rangers (Vail, CO), saw Battle Mountain's basketball squad overcome Vail Mountain by a tally of 47-32.

With the victory, Battle Mountain improves its record to 3-8 on the campaign. The Huskies host Fruita Monument (Fruita, CO) to confront the Wildcats in a 6A/5A Southwestern challenge on Saturday, January 21. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 12-1. Fruita Monument won 59-14 in their recent non-league challenge against Palisade (Palisade, CO)

Next up, the Gore Rangers confront the Hayden Tigers (Hayden, CO) in a 2A/1A Western Slope challenge, on Friday, January 20. Vail Mountain will attempt to improve on its 4-4 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 4-5 record after their 59-57 league win over North Park (Walden, CO).