The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Mandan Braves (Mandan, ND) and the visiting St. Mary's Central Saints (Bismarck, ND), observed Mandan's basketball team overwhelm St. Mary's Central by a margin of 74-37.

The Braves (12-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Bismarck (Bismarck, ND). The Demons come into the AA West challenge with a 10-6 record. In their last challenge, Bismarck was trounced by Century (Bismarck, ND), 47-33, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Saints battle the Minot Magicians (Minot, ND) in a AA West challenge, on Tuesday, January 28. St. Mary's Central will attempt to better on its 9-4 season record. The Magicians come into the challenge with a 17-10 record after their 67-47 league win over Legacy (Bismarck, ND).