Fans at Monday's league challenge between the Fertile-Beltrami Falcons (Fertile, MN) and the host Mahnomen/Waubun Thunderbirds (Mahnomen, MN), saw Fertile-Beltrami's basketball squad overcome Mahnomen/Waubun by a tally of 84-64.

With the victory, Fertile-Beltrami improves its record to 6-3 on the campaign. The Falcons host East Grand Forks (East Grand Forks, MN) to confront the Green Wave in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 9. The Green Wave come into the challenge with a record of 5-7. East Grand Forks lost 80-73 in their recent league challenge against Pelican Rapids (Pelican Rapids, MN)

Next up, the Thunderbirds confront the Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal Titans (Twin Valley, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 12. Mahnomen/Waubun will attempt to improve on its 3-9 season record. The Titans come into the challenge with a 7-5 record after their 77-69 league win over Breckenridge (Breckenridge, MN).