Fans at Saturday's league challenge between the Killdeer Cowboys (Killdeer, ND) and the visiting New England Tigers (New England, ND), saw Killdeer's basketball squad hold off New England by a tally of 46-40.

With the victory, Killdeer improves its record to 1-1 on the campaign. The Cowboys host Ray (Ray, ND) to play the Ray Jays in a non-league challenge on Monday, December 19. The Ray Jays come into the challenge with a record of 1-2. Ray lost 51-17 in their recent non-league challenge against New Town (New Town, ND)

Next up, the Tigers play the Center-Stanton Wildcats (Center, ND) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, December 12. New England will attempt to improve on its 0-3 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 1-2 record after their 54-20 non-league loss to Grant County co-op [Carson/Elgin-New Leipzig/Mott-Regent] (Elgin, ND).