Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Thompson Tommies (Thompson, ND) and the host Grafton Spoilers (Grafton, ND), saw Thompson's basketball squad hold off Grafton by a tally of 55-53.

With the victory, Thompson improves its record to 6-0 on the campaign. The Tommies travel to Kindred (Kindred, ND) to confront the Vikings in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 7. The Vikings come into the challenge with a record of 5-1. Kindred won 65-43 in their recent league challenge against Sargent County (Milnor, ND)

Next up, the Spoilers confront the Hillsboro Burros (Hillsboro, ND) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 17. Grafton will attempt to improve on its 5-3 season record.