The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Bottineau Braves/Stars (Bottineau, ND) and the visiting Devils Lake Firebirds (Devils Lake, ND), witnessed Bottineau's ice hockey team hold off Devils Lake by a score of 3-2.

The Braves/Stars (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg (Mayville, ND). The Patriots come into the challenge with a 0-0 record.

In their next game, the Firebirds battle the West Fargo Packers (West Fargo, ND) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 5. Devils Lake will attempt to better on its 0-1 season record.