Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Fort Benton Longhorns (Fort Benton, MT) and the visiting Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hawks (Chester, MT), saw Fort Benton's basketball squad hold off Chester-Joplin-Inverness by a tally of 37-36.

With the victory, Fort Benton improves its record to 11-5 on the campaign.

Next up, the Hawks confront the Big Sandy Pioneers (Big Sandy, MT) in a C District 9 challenge, on Saturday, February 11. Chester-Joplin-Inverness will attempt to improve on its 6-9 season record. The Pioneers come into the challenge with a 11-6 record after their 52-42 league win over Turner (Turner, MT).