The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Barnesville Trojans (Barnesville, MN) and the visiting Thief River Falls Prowlers (Thief River Falls, MN), saw Barnesville's basketball team nip Thief River Falls by a tally of 62-59.

The Trojans now possess a 11-4 record. They play next when they host Crookston for a AA Section 8 bout on Friday, January 24. Barnesville will play a Pirates team coming off a 57-42 league win over Roseau (Roseau, MN). The Pirates record now stands at 5-11.

With the loss, Thief River Falls falls to 12-5 on the campaign. The Prowlers travel to Menahga (Menahga, MN) to play the Braves in a AA Section 8 bout on Saturday, January 25. The Braves go into the bout with a record of 16-0. Menahga won 62-24 in their recent non-league bout against Henning (Henning, MN)