The Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks tipped the host Turner Tornadoes basketball team by a final score of 46-39 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Hawks face the Hays-Lodge Pole Thunder Birds (Hays, MT) in a C District 9 game, on Saturday, January 20. Chester-Joplin-Inverness will attempt to move on its 9-0 season record. The Thunder Birds enter the game with a 0-6 record after their 49-35 league loss to North Star (Rudyard, MT).

With the defeat, Turner moves to 5-3 on the year. The Tornadoes host Big Sandy (Big Sandy, MT) to face the Pioneers in a C District 9 game on Saturday, January 20. The Pioneers enter the game with a record of 4-8. Big Sandy won 65-63 in their recent non-league game against Cascade (Cascade, MT)