In Tuesday's league test, the Benson County [Leeds/Maddock] Wildcats (Leeds, ND) basketball squad defeated the visiting Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie] (Lakota, ND), by a final score of 49-40.

Next, the Wildcats clash with the Hatton/Northwood Thunder (Northwood, ND) in a B District 4 game, on Thursday, January 23. Benson County [Leeds/Maddock] will attempt to better on its 4-5 season record. The Thunder go into the game with a 3-6 record after their 61-50 non-league loss to Maple River (Mapleton, MN).

With the loss, Nelson County co-op [Lakota/Dakota Prairie] falls to 5-5 on the campaign. The host Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg (Mayville, ND) to confront the Patriots in a B District 4 game on Thursday, January 23. The Patriots go into the game with a record of 4-5. Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg lost 70-45 in their recent non-league game against Grafton (Grafton, ND)