The Carrington Cardinals (Carrington, ND) basketball edged the host New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets (New Rockford, ND), 72-70 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Cardinals now possess a 8-3 record. They play next when they travel to Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter for a non-league bout on Friday, January 10. Carrington will play a Imperials team coming off a 79-44 non-league loss to New Rockford-Sheyenne (New Rockford, ND). The Imperials record now stands at 1-5.

With the loss, New Rockford-Sheyenne falls to 7-2 on the campaign. The Rockets host St. John (St. John, ND) to play the Woodchucks in a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 14. The Woodchucks go into the bout with a record of 1-6. St. John lost 74-59 in their recent non-league bout against Bottineau (Bottineau, ND)