Beach Buccaneers (Beach, ND) backers were in high spirits Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the host Richardton-Taylor Raiders (Richardton, ND), 67-59 in a league bout.

With the win, Beach upgrades its record to 1-1 on the season. The Buccaneers host Hebron-Glen Ullin (Hebron, ND) to play the Bearcats in a non-league bout on Monday, December 18. The Bearcats go into the bout with a record of 0-0.

Next up, the Raiders play the Grant County co-op [Carson/Elgin-New Leipzig/Mott-Regent] (Elgin, ND) in a B District 5 bout, on Monday, December 18. Richardton-Taylor will attempt to upgrade on its 0-1 season record. The go into the bout with a 0-2 record after their 66-54 non-league loss to Lemmon (Lemmon, SD).