The Griggs County Central/Midkota Cougars bounced the visiting Hatton/Northwood Thunder basketball squad by a final score of 57-35 in Monday's league outing.

Next, the Cougars clash with the Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg Patriots (Mayville, ND) in a B District 4 outing, on Friday, January 31. Griggs County Central/Midkota will attempt to upgrade on its 9-2 season record. The Patriots come into the outing with a 5-7 record after their 62-56 non-league loss to Northern Cass (Hunter, ND).

The Thunder (3-9) will now prepare for their outing against Larimore (Larimore, ND). The Polar Bears come into the B District 4 outing with a 6-6 record. In their last outing, Larimore routed Wyndmere/Lidgerwood (Wyndmere, ND), 77-60, in a non-league contest.