Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Fairfield Eagles (Fairfield, MT) and the visiting Rocky Boy Northern Stars (Box Elder, MT), saw Fairfield's basketball squad hold off Rocky Boy by a tally of 73-70.

With the victory, Fairfield improves its record to 14-3 on the campaign. The Eagles host Shelby (Shelby, MT) to play the Coyotes in a non-league challenge on Friday, February 9. The Coyotes come into the challenge with a record of 12-4.

Next up, the Northern Stars play the Cut Bank Wolves (Cut Bank, MT) in a B District 1 challenge, on Friday, February 9. Rocky Boy will attempt to improve on its 8-5 season record. The Wolves come into the challenge with a 8-2 record after their 63-45 non-league win over Chinook (Chinook, MT).