The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Alcester-Hudson Cubs (Alcester, SD) and the host Freeman Academy/Marion (Freeman, SD), observed Alcester-Hudson's basketball team edge Freeman Academy/Marion by a score of 40-33.

The Cubs (3-12) will now prepare for their challenge against Centerville (Centerville, SD). The Tornadoes come into the B Region 4 challenge with a 16-0 record. In their last challenge, Centerville edged Mobridge-Pollock (Mobridge, SD), 61-49, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the battle the Irene/Wakonda Eagles (Irene, SD) in a B Region 4 challenge, on Thursday, January 30. Freeman Academy/Marion will attempt to improve on its 3-10 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 2-10 record after their 63-28 non-league loss to Beresford (Beresford, SD).