The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Thompson Falls Blue Hawks (Thompson Falls, MT) and the host Anaconda Copperheads (Anaconda, MT), observed Thompson Falls's basketball team knock off Anaconda by a score of 64-50.

The Blue Hawks (3-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Powell County (Deer Lodge, MT). The Wardens come into the non-league challenge with a 4-0 record. In their last challenge, Powell County prevailed over St. Ignatius (St. Ignatius, MT), 49-41, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Copperheads encounter the Stevensville Yellowjackets (Stevensville, MT) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 3. Anaconda will attempt to improve on its 1-3 season record. The Yellowjackets come into the challenge with a 1-3 record after their 36-32 non-league loss to Libby (Libby, MT).