The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Kelliher/Northome Mustangs (Northome, MN) and the host Hill City Hornets (Hill City, MN), observed Kelliher/Northome's basketball team edge Hill City by a score of 94-91.

The Mustangs (9-9) will now prepare for their challenge against Red Lake (Red Lake, MN). The Warriors come into the A Section 8 challenge with a 8-9 record. In their last challenge, Red Lake edged Kelliher/Northome (Northome, MN), 91-84, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Hornets encounter the Chisholm Bluestreaks (Chisholm, MN) in a A Section 7 challenge, on Thursday, February 6. Hill City will attempt to improve on its 7-10 season record. The Bluestreaks come into the challenge with a 6-13 record after their 82-67 non-league win over Marshall (Duluth, MN).