The North Pole Patriots (North Pole, AK) basketball crushed the host Ben Eielson Ravens (Eielson AFB, AK), 58-31 in Saturday's non-league challenge.

With the victory, North Pole improves its record to 4-7 on the campaign. The Patriots travel to Monroe Catholic (Fairbanks, AK) to confront the Rams in a 4A Mid Alaska challenge on Tuesday, January 30. The Rams come into the challenge with a record of 9-4.

Next up, the Ravens confront the Hutchison Hawks (Fairbanks, AK) in a 3A Aurora challenge, on Tuesday, January 30. Ben Eielson will attempt to improve on its 1-10 season record.