The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Washburn Cardinals (Washburn, ND) and the visiting Grant County co-op [Carson/Elgin-New Leipzig/Mott-Regent] (Elgin, ND), observed Washburn's basketball team overcome Grant County co-op [Carson/Elgin-New Leipzig/Mott-Regent] by a margin of 63-48.

The Cardinals (6-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Flasher (Flasher, ND). The Bulldogs come into the non-league challenge with a 3-5 record.

In their next game, the battle the New England Tigers (New England, ND) in a B District 7 challenge, on Monday, January 6. Grant County co-op [Carson/Elgin-New Leipzig/Mott-Regent] will attempt to move on its 5-3 season record. The Tigers go into the bout with a 3-3 record after their 51-41 non-league win over Wilton/Wing (Wilton, ND).