The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Plains Horsemen (Plains, MT) and the host Alberton Panthers (Alberton, MT), observed Plains's basketball team overwhelm Alberton by a score of 70-27.

The Horsemen (7-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Thompson Falls (Thompson Falls, MT). The Blue Hawks come into the B District 7 challenge with a 9-7 record. In their last challenge, Thompson Falls was routed by St. Ignatius (St. Ignatius, MT), 60-54, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers battle the Troy Trojans (Troy, MT) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, February 1. Alberton will attempt to improve on its 0-9 season record. The Trojans come into the challenge with a 3-11 record after their 55-21 non-league win over Noxon (Noxon, MT).