The Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Knights basketball team scored 57 points and limited the visiting Mountain Lake/Comfrey to 46 in the Knights non-league triumph on Friday.

The Knights now possess a 8-2 record. They play next when they host Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda for a A Section 3 game on Sunday, January 12. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton will confront a Coyotes team coming off a 68-57 league loss to Edgerton (Edgerton, MN). The Coyotes record now stands at 2-8.

With the loss, Mountain Lake/Comfrey falls to 1-7 on the campaign. The host Hills-Beaver Creek (Hills, MN) to confront the Patriots in a non-league game on Sunday, January 12. The Patriots go into the game with a record of 7-1. Hills-Beaver Creek won 55-46 in their recent league game against Westbrook-Walnut Grove (Westbrook, MN)