The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Gallatin Raptors (Bozeman, MT) and the visiting Helena Bengals (Helena, MT), observed Gallatin's basketball team edge Helena by a margin of 63-59.

The Raptors (4-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Belgrade (Belgrade, MT). The Panthers come into the AA Eastern challenge with a 0-3 record.

In their next game, the Bengals battle the Glacier Wolfpack (Kalispell, MT) in a AA Western challenge, on Friday, January 10. Helena will attempt to better on its 2-2 season record. The Wolfpack come into the challenge with a 2-2 record after their 56-39 non-league win over Bozeman (Bozeman, MT).