The Hays-Lodge Pole Thunder Birds basketball team (Hays, MT), was nudged 56-55 in Friday's non-league battle with the host Turner Tornadoes (Turner, MT)

The Tornadoes now possess a 3-11 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Chinook for a non-league battle on Saturday, February 4. Turner will confront a Beeters team coming off a 54-32 non-league win over Harlem (Harlem, MT). The Beeters record now stands at 14-0.

The Thunder Birds (3-10) will now prepare for their battle against Chester-Joplin-Inverness (Chester, MT). The Hawks come into the non-league battle with a 5-8 record. In their last battle, Chester-Joplin-Inverness was nudged by North Star (Rudyard, MT), 50-38, in a non-league battle.