New England Tigers (New England, ND) backers were in high spirits Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad bounce the visiting Medina/Pingree-Buchanan (Medina, ND), 53-25 in a non-league bout.

With the win, New England upgrades its record to 3-5 on the season. The Tigers travel to Solen (Solen, ND) to clash with the Sioux in a B District 5 bout on Thursday, January 4. The Sioux go into the bout with a record of 0-6. Solen lost 89-14 in their recent league bout against Bowman County co-op [Bowman/Rhame] (Bowman, ND)

Next up, the meet the LaMoure/Litchville-Marion Loboes (LaMoure, ND) in a B District 2 contest, on Thursday, January 4. Medina/Pingree-Buchanan will attempt to better on its 1-9 season record. The Loboes enter the contest with a 6-7 record after their 55-17 non-league win over Enderlin (Enderlin, ND).