Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Whitefish Bulldogs (Whitefish, MT) and the visiting Polson Pirates (Polson, MT), saw Whitefish's basketball squad hold off Polson by a tally of 47-45.

With the victory, Whitefish improves its record to 6-17 on the campaign. The Bulldogs host Beaverhead County (Dillon, MT) to play the Beavers in a non-league challenge on Friday, February 3. The Beavers come into the challenge with a record of 16-8.

Next up, the Pirates play the Browning Indians (Browning, MT) in a A Northwest challenge, on Friday, February 3. Polson will attempt to improve on its 6-10 season record. The Indians come into the challenge with a 8-4 record after their 67-54 league win over Ronan (Ronan, MT).