The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Basalt Longhorns (Basalt, CO) and the visiting Rifle Bears (Rifle, CO), observed Basalt's basketball team overcome Rifle by a margin of 49-40.

The Longhorns (4-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Moffat County (Craig, CO). The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 2-1 record. In their last challenge, Moffat County dropped by Delta (Delta, CO), 57-49, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Bears battle the Aspen Skiers (Aspen, CO) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, February 1. Rifle will attempt to better on its 0-7 season record. The Skiers come into the challenge with a 3-3 record after their 47-34 league loss to Delta (Delta, CO).