The Ray Ray Jays (Ray, ND) basketball nipped the host Trenton Tigers (Trenton, ND), 70-69 in Thursday's league test.

The Ray Jays (8-7) will now prepare for their test against Alexander (Alexander, ND). The go into the B District 7 test with a 12-3 record. In their last test, Alexander was tipped by Kenmare/Bowbells (Kenmare, ND), 45-43, in a league test.

The Tigers now own a 5-11 record. They play next when they host Divide County for a B District 7 test on Tuesday, February 6. Trenton will encounter a Maroons squad coming off a 86-50 league loss to Parshall/North Shore (Parshall, ND). The Maroons record now stands at 0-16.