In Thursday's non-league outing, the Beaverhead County Beavers (Dillon, MT) basketball squad nipped the visiting Helena Bengals (Helena, MT), by a margin of 59-54.

The Beavers (6-2) will now prepare for their outing against Hamilton (Hamilton, MT). The Broncs go into the A Southwestern outing with a 2-6 record. In their last outing, Hamilton was tipped by Corvallis (Corvallis, MT), 75-52, in a league outing.

The Bengals now own a 3-4 record. They take the field next when they host Russell for a non-league outing on Saturday, January 17. Helena will clash with a Rustlers squad coming off a 67-38 non-league win over Havre (Havre, MT). The Rustlers record now stands at 8-0.