The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Potter County co-op [Gettysburg/Hoven] Battlers (Gettysburg, SD) and the visiting Hitchcock-Tulare Patriots (Tulare, SD), observed Potter County co-op [Gettysburg/Hoven]'s basketball team overcome Hitchcock-Tulare by a margin of 62-49.

The Battlers (2-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Leola/Frederick (Leola, SD). The Titans come into the non-league challenge with a 5-1 record. In their last challenge, Leola/Frederick dropped by Viborg/Hurley (Viborg, SD), 84-75, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Patriots battle the Iroquois/Lake Preston (Iroquois, SD) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Hitchcock-Tulare will attempt to better on its 1-3 season record. The come into the challenge with a 3-3 record after their 67-55 non-league win over Highmore/Harrold (Highmore, SD).