Belle Plaine Tigers (Belle Plaine, MN) backers were in high spirits Tuesday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting Lester Prairie Bulldogs (Lester Prairie, MN), 70-59 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Belle Plaine upgrades its record to 6-3 on the season. The Tigers travel to Central (Norwood-Young America, MN) to clash with the Raiders in a AA Section 2 bout on Friday, January 13. The Raiders go into the bout with a record of 8-2. Central won 76-48 in their recent league bout against Medford (Medford, MN)