The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the South Prairie/Max (Minot, ND) and the host Hazen Bison (Hazen, ND), observed South Prairie/Max's basketball team knock off Hazen by a score of 63-43.

The (13-0) will now prepare for their challenge against New Town (New Town, ND). The Eagles come into the A Region 3 challenge with a 9-5 record. In their last challenge, New Town prevailed over Stanley (Stanley, ND), 45-37, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Bison encounter the Stanley Blue Jays (Stanley, ND) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 24. Hazen will attempt to improve on its 6-8 season record. The Blue Jays go into the game with a 4-10 record after their 65-39 league loss to Rugby (Rugby, ND).