The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Stratton Eagles (Stratton, CO) and the host Deer Trail Eagles (Deer Trail, CO), observed Stratton's basketball team overwhelm Deer Trail by a score of 52-26.

The Eagles (11-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Genoa-Hugo/Karval (Hugo, CO). The Pirates come into the 2A/1A Union Pacific challenge with a 5-9 record. In their last challenge, Genoa-Hugo/Karval trounced Bethune (Bethune, CO), 41-29, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Eagles encounter the Cripple Creek-Victor Pioneers (Cripple Creek, CO) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, February 6. Deer Trail will attempt to improve on its 4-8 season record. The Pioneers come into the challenge with a 4-8 record after their 42-27 non-league win over Colorado School for the Deaf Blind (Colorado Springs, CO).