The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the North Pole Patriots (North Pole, AK) and the visiting Houston Hawks (Big Lake, AK), witnessed North Pole's ice hockey team nip Houston by a final score of 5-4.

The Patriots (15-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Houston (Big Lake, AK). The Hawks come into the Aurora challenge with a 12-4 record. In their last challenge, Houston was nipped by North Pole (North Pole, AK), 5-4, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Hawks battle the North Pole Patriots (North Pole, AK) in a Aurora challenge, on Friday, January 24. Houston will attempt to upgrade on its 12-4 season record. The Patriots come into the challenge with a 15-4 record after their 5-4 league win over Houston (Big Lake, AK).