The St. Charles Fighting Saints basketball team scored 78 points and limited the host Rushford-Peterson Trojans to 71 in the Fighting Saints non-league triumph on Friday.

The Fighting Saints now possess a 12-3 record. They play next when they travel to Albert Lea for a AA Section 1 game on Saturday, January 11. St. Charles will confront a Tigers team coming off a 93-43 non-league loss to Owatonna (Owatonna, MN). The Tigers record now stands at 2-8.

With the loss, Rushford-Peterson falls to 12-2 on the campaign. The Trojans host Houston (Houston, MN) to confront the Hurricanes in a A Section 1 game on Monday, January 13. The Hurricanes go into the game with a record of 7-2. Houston won 82-63 in their recent league game against Mabel-Canton (Mabel, MN)