Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Columbus Cougars (Columbus, MT) and the visiting Roundup Panthers (Roundup, MT), saw Columbus's basketball squad wallop Roundup by a tally of 54-16.

With the victory, Columbus improves its record to 5-2 on the campaign. The Cougars travel to Laurel (Laurel, MT) to confront the Locomotives in a non-league challenge on Thursday, January 19. The Locomotives come into the challenge with a record of 7-0.

Next up, the Panthers confront the Malta Mustangs (Malta, MT) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 7. Roundup will attempt to improve on its 1-6 season record. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a 6-1 record after their 75-21 non-league win over Rocky Boy (Box Elder, MT).