In Thursday's league outing, the Columbus Cougars (Columbus, MT) basketball squad beat the visiting Roundup Panthers (Roundup, MT), by a count of 48-34.

The Cougars (4-3) will now prepare for their outing against Huntley Project (Worden, MT). The Red Devils go into the B District 4 outing with a 3-3 record.

The Panthers now hold a 1-6 record. They take the field next when they travel to Malta for a non-league outing on Friday, January 4. Roundup will encounter a Mustangs squad coming off a 82-47 league win over Harlem (Harlem, MT). The Mustangs record now stands at 5-1.