Fans at Saturday's league challenge between the Highmore/Harrold Pirates (Highmore, SD) and the host Ipswich Tigers (Ipswich, SD), saw Highmore/Harrold's basketball squad hold off Ipswich by a tally of 46-44.

With the victory, Highmore/Harrold improves its record to 7-6 on the campaign. The Pirates host Sunshine Bible Academy (Miller, SD) to confront the Crusaders in a B Region 6 challenge on Tuesday, January 30. The Crusaders come into the challenge with a record of 2-9.

Next up, the Tigers confront the Miller Rustlers (Miller, SD) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, February 1. Ipswich will attempt to improve on its 10-5 season record.