Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Ethan Rustlers (Ethan, SD) and the host Mitchell Christian Golden Eagles (Mitchell, SD), saw Ethan's basketball squad overcome Mitchell Christian by a tally of 71-61.

With the victory, Ethan improves its record to 11-2 on the campaign. The Rustlers travel to Howard (Howard, SD) to confront the Tigers in a B Region 3 challenge on Friday, January 26. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 8-3. Howard won 54-43 in their recent non-league challenge against Winner (Winner, SD)

Next up, the Golden Eagles confront the Arlington Cardinals (Arlington, SD) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 27. Mitchell Christian will attempt to improve on its 2-9 season record. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a 1-8 record after their 77-47 non-league loss to Estelline/Hendricks (Estelline, SD).