diff --git a/utilities/data_storage.py b/utilities/data_storage.py
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index 054bf50..0000000
--- a/utilities/data_storage.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-"""Functions for retreiving and storing highscores data and configurations."""
-
-import os
-import json
-
-HIGHSCORES_CONFIG_FILE = "highscores_config.json"
-HIGHSCORES_DATA_FILE = "highscores_data.json"
-
-
-def create_highscore_skeleton() -> dict:
-    """
-    Creates a skeleton entry for new highscores data
-
-    @return: dict skeleton entry
-    """
-    # create the dict
-    skeleton = {"highscore_channel_id": -1, "verification_channel_id": -1, "username_length": 12}
-    config: dict = open_highscores_config()
-    skeleton["tables"] = {}
-    for boss, categories in config["tables"].items():
-        skeleton["tables"][boss] = {"message_id": 0}
-        boss_categories = {}
-        for category in categories:
-            rank_list = []
-            boss_categories[category] = rank_list
-        skeleton["tables"][boss]["categories"] = boss_categories
-
-    return skeleton
-
-
-def create_message_map(data: dict):
-    """
-    Creates a message map from input highscores data.
-
-    @param data: highscores_data dict to create map from.
-    @return: dict message_map of message to boss.
-    """
-
-    message_map = {}
-
-    # guild id will be a string. Json object keys are strings.
-    for guild, guild_scores in data.items():
-        message_map[guild] = {}
-        for boss, info in guild_scores["tables"].items():
-            message_map[guild][info["message_id"]] = boss
-
-    return message_map
-
-
-def open_highscores_config():
-    """
-    Opens the highscores config file and returns.
-    @return: dict of highscores config.
-    """
-    # Load bot config
-    with open(HIGHSCORES_CONFIG_FILE, encoding="utf-8", mode="r") as file:
-        return json.load(file)
-
-
-def open_highscores_data():
-    """
-    Opens a highscores_data.json file if one exists, otherwise returns empty dict.
-    @return: dict of highscores data.
-    """
-    if os.path.exists(HIGHSCORES_DATA_FILE):
-        with open(HIGHSCORES_DATA_FILE, encoding="utf-8", mode="r") as file:
-            data = json.load(file)
-    else:
-        data = {}
-    return data
-
-
-def save_highscores_data(data: dict):
-    """
-    Saves the highscores data dict into a json file.
-    @param data: dict of highscores data.
-    """
-    with open(HIGHSCORES_DATA_FILE, encoding="utf-8", mode="w") as file:
-        file.write(json.dumps(data, indent=4))
diff --git a/utilities/highscores_data.py b/utilities/highscores_data.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f50b5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utilities/highscores_data.py
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+"""Class and functions for storing and retrieving highscores data."""
+
+import os
+import json
+
+HIGHSCORES_CONFIG_FILE = "highscores_config.json"
+HIGHSCORES_DATA_FILE = "highscores_data.json"
+
+
+class HighscoresData:
+    """Class for storing and retrieving highscores data."""
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self._config = open_highscores_config()
+        self._data = open_highscores_data()
+
+    def add_new_server(self, guild_id: int):
+        """
+        Creates new skeleton data dict and adds to self for new guild.
+
+        @param guild_id: guild_id to add.
+        """
+        # create the dict
+        skeleton = {
+            "highscore_channel_id": -1,
+            "verification_channel_id": -1,
+            "username_length": 12,
+        }
+        config: dict = open_highscores_config()
+        skeleton["tables"] = {}
+        for boss, categories in config["tables"].items():
+            skeleton["tables"][boss] = {"message_id": 0}
+            boss_categories = {}
+            for category in categories:
+                rank_list = []
+                boss_categories[category] = rank_list
+            skeleton["tables"][boss]["categories"] = boss_categories
+
+        self._data[str(guild_id)] = skeleton
+
+    def get_guild_data(self, guild_id: int) -> dict:
+        """
+        Gets guild data from the guild id.
+
+        @param guild_id: guild id to retrieve data for
+        @returns: dict of guild's highscore data
+        """
+        return self._data[str(guild_id)]
+
+    def set_guild_data(self, guild_id: int, data: dict) -> None:
+        """
+        Sets guild data for given guild id, saves data.
+
+        @param guild_id: guild id to save data for
+        @param data: data to set and save
+        """
+        self._data[str(guild_id)] = data
+        save_highscores_data(self._data)
+
+
+def open_highscores_config():
+    """
+    Opens the highscores config file and returns.
+    @return: dict of highscores config.
+    """
+    # Load bot config
+    with open(HIGHSCORES_CONFIG_FILE, encoding="utf-8", mode="r") as file:
+        return json.load(file)
+
+
+def open_highscores_data():
+    """
+    Opens a highscores_data.json file if one exists, otherwise returns empty dict.
+    @return: dict of highscores data.
+    """
+    if os.path.exists(HIGHSCORES_DATA_FILE):
+        with open(HIGHSCORES_DATA_FILE, encoding="utf-8", mode="r") as file:
+            data = json.load(file)
+    else:
+        data = {}
+    return data
+
+
+def save_highscores_data(data: dict):
+    """
+    Saves the highscores data dict into a json file.
+    @param data: dict of highscores data.
+    """
+    with open(HIGHSCORES_DATA_FILE, encoding="utf-8", mode="w") as file:
+        file.write(json.dumps(data, indent=4))