Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Hancock Owls (Hancock, MN) and the host Battle Lake Battlers (Battle Lake, MN), saw Hancock's basketball squad overcome Battle Lake by a tally of 65-50.

With the victory, Hancock improves its record to 10-4 on the campaign. The Owls host Renville County West (Renville, MN) to confront the Jaguars in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 29. The Jaguars come into the challenge with a record of 6-9. Renville County West lost 81-50 in their recent league challenge against Russell-Tyler-Ruthton (Tyler, MN)

Next up, the Battlers confront the Ashby Arrows (Ashby, MN) in a A Section 6 challenge, on Friday, January 28. Battle Lake will attempt to improve on its 6-8 season record. The Arrows come into the challenge with a 12-1 record after their 63-30 league win over Rothsay (Rothsay, MN).