Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Columbus Cougars (Columbus, MT) and the visiting Shepherd Mustangs (Shepherd, MT), saw Columbus's basketball squad knock off Shepherd by a tally of 48-39.

With the victory, Columbus improves its record to 3-2 on the campaign.

Next up, the Mustangs play the Roundup Panthers (Roundup, MT) in a B District 4 challenge, on Saturday, January 13. Shepherd will attempt to improve on its 2-2 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 0-3 record after their 54-33 league loss to Joliet (Joliet, MT).