The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Mandan Braves (Mandan, ND) and the host Jamestown Bluejays (Jamestown, ND), observed Mandan's basketball team overwhelm Jamestown by a score of 71-30.

The Braves (13-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Minot (Minot, ND). The Magicians come into the AA West challenge with a 21-11 record. In their last challenge, Minot trounced Bismarck (Bismarck, ND), 71-65, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Bluejays battle the St. Mary's Central Saints (Bismarck, ND) in a AA West challenge, on Tuesday, February 4. Jamestown will attempt to improve on its 6-9 season record. The Saints come into the challenge with a 9-6 record after their 81-37 league loss to Legacy (Bismarck, ND).