The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Butte County Pirates (Arco, ID) and the host Rockland Bulldogs (Rockland, ID), observed Butte County's basketball team edge Rockland by a score of 64-62.

With the victory, Butte County advances its record to 4-1 on the year. The Pirates travel to Watersprings (Idaho Falls, ID) to meet the in a non-league battle on Saturday, December 13. The enter the battle with a record of 3-0. Watersprings won 58-41 in their recent non-league battle against Owyhee (Owyhee, NV)

The Bulldogs now own a 4-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Raft River for a non-league battle on Wednesday, December 17. Rockland will battle a Trojans team coming off a 55-53 league loss to Hagerman (Hagerman, ID). The Trojans record now stands at 2-1.