Lakeview Lakers (Cottonwood, MN) supporters left the game happy Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad run past the visiting Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Fighting Saints (Kerkhoven, MN), 71-55 in a non-league match.

With the victory, Lakeview advances its record to 6-7 on the year. The Lakers travel to Lac qui Parle Valley (Madison, MN) to face the Eagles in a A Section 3 match on Tuesday, January 14. The Eagles enter the match with a record of 5-8. Lac qui Parle Valley won 84-58 in their recent league match against Canby (Canby, MN)

The Fighting Saints now own a 4-6 record. They put it on the line next when they host Tracy-Milroy-Balaton for a non-league match on Tuesday, January 14. Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg will face a Panthers squad coming off a 91-67 league loss to Dawson-Boyd (Dawson, MN). The Panthers record now stands at 9-3.