In Tuesday's non-league match, the host Killdeer/Halliday Cowboys basketball team scored a good 57-40 triumph over the Beach Buccaneers.

In their next game, the Cowboys meet the Heart River co-op [Belfield/South Heart] Cougars (Belfield, ND) in a non-league match, on Friday, January 31. Killdeer/Halliday will attempt to move on its 8-5 season record. The Cougars enter the match with a 7-6 record after their 56-47 non-league win over Glen Ullin/Hebron (Glen Ullin, ND).

With the defeat, Beach moves to 2-10 on the year. The Buccaneers travel to Hettinger/Scranton (Hettinger, ND) to meet the Black Devils in a B District 13 challenge on Friday, January 31. The Black Devils come into the challenge with a record of 7-8. Hettinger/Scranton lost 75-67 in their recent non-league challenge against Hazen (Hazen, ND)