Turtle Mountain Braves (Belcourt, ND) backers were in high spirits Tuesday as they observed their basketball team run past the host Des Lacs-Burlington Lakers (Des Lacs, ND), 66-51 in a league game.

In their next game, the Braves face the Nedrose Cardinals (Minot, ND) in a A Region 3 game, on Friday, February 2. Turtle Mountain will attempt to move on its 8-5 season record. The Cardinals enter the game with a 13-2 record after their 76-31 league win over Dunseith (Dunseith, ND).

With the defeat, Des Lacs-Burlington moves to 11-6 on the year. The Lakers travel to South Prairie/Max (Minot, ND) to face the in a A Region 3 game on Friday, February 2. The enter the game with a record of 16-1. South Prairie/Max won 49-43 in their recent league game against Rugby (Rugby, ND)