In Thursday's league outing, the Mandan Braves (Mandan, ND) basketball squad edged the visiting Century Patriots (Bismarck, ND), by a count of 67-60.

The Braves (14-0) will now prepare for their outing against Turtle Mountain (Belcourt, ND). The Braves go into the A West outing with a 0-8 record. In their last outing, Turtle Mountain was tipped by Minot (Minot, ND), 78-52, in a league outing.

The Patriots now hold a 6-4 record. They take the field next when they host St. Mary's Central for a A West outing on Friday, February 6. Century will encounter a Saints squad coming off a 74-63 league win over Dickinson/Hope Christian (Dickinson, ND). The Saints record now stands at 4-6.