Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Fort Benton Longhorns (Fort Benton, MT) and the visiting Hays-Lodge Pole Thunder Birds (Hays, MT), saw Fort Benton's basketball squad knock off Hays-Lodge Pole by a count of 49-32.

With the victory, Fort Benton upgrades its record to 8-4 on the campaign. The Longhorns host Big Sandy (Big Sandy, MT) to play the Pioneers in a C District 9 challenge on Saturday, January 28. The Pioneers come into the challenge with a record of 8-5.

Next up, the Thunder Birds play the Chinook Beeters (Chinook, MT) in a C District 9 challenge, on Saturday, January 28. Hays-Lodge Pole will attempt to upgrade on its 3-8 season record. The Beeters come into the challenge with a 12-0 record after their 64-33 league win over Chester-Joplin-Inverness (Chester, MT).