Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Cheyenne-Eagle Butte Braves (Eagle Butte, SD) and the host McLaughlin Midgets (McLaughlin, SD), saw Cheyenne-Eagle Butte's basketball squad hold off McLaughlin by a tally of 74-67.

With the victory, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte improves its record to 15-2 on the campaign. The Braves travel to St. Francis Indian (St. Francis, SD) to confront the Warriors in a non-league challenge on Saturday, February 15. The Warriors come into the challenge with a record of 8-8. St. Francis Indian won 93-90 in their recent non-league challenge against Winner (Winner, SD)

Next up, the Midgets confront the Winner Warriors (Winner, SD) in a A Region 6 challenge, on Friday, February 14. McLaughlin will attempt to improve on its 8-9 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 5-11 record after their 93-90 non-league loss to St. Francis Indian (St. Francis, SD).