Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the North Border co-op [Walhalla/Pembina] Eagles (Walhalla, ND) and the visiting Hatton/Northwood Thunder (Northwood, ND), saw North Border co-op [Walhalla/Pembina]'s basketball squad wallop Hatton/Northwood by a tally of 71-43.

With the victory, North Border co-op [Walhalla/Pembina] improves its record to 8-1 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to Cavalier (Cavalier, ND) to confront the Tornadoes in a B District 3 challenge on Monday, January 22. The Tornadoes come into the challenge with a record of 9-3. Cavalier lost 58-56 in their recent non-league challenge against Larimore (Larimore, ND)

Next up, the Thunder confront the Griggs County Central/Midkota Cougars (Cooperstown, ND) in a B District 4 challenge, on Monday, January 22. Hatton/Northwood will attempt to improve on its 4-9 season record. The Cougars come into the challenge with a 4-7 record after their 49-47 non-league loss to Langdon/Edmore/Munich (Langdon, ND).