Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Central Cass Squirrels (Casselton, ND) and the host Hankinson Pirates (Hankinson, ND), saw Central Cass's basketball squad hold off Hankinson by a tally of 59-58.

With the victory, Central Cass improves its record to 10-0 on the campaign. The Squirrels travel to Enderlin (Enderlin, ND) to confront the Eagles in a B Region 1 challenge on Monday, January 23. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 4-8. Enderlin lost 66-63 in their recent league challenge against Northern Cass (Hunter, ND)

Next up, the Pirates confront the Wyndmere Warriors (Wyndmere, ND) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 23. Hankinson will attempt to improve on its 3-4 season record.