In Friday's non-league outing, the Loyola Crusaders (Mankato, MN) basketball squad edged the host Cleveland Clippers (Cleveland, MN), by a margin of 77-71.

The Crusaders (8-6) will now prepare for their outing against Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial (Lake Crystal, MN). The Knights go into the non-league outing with a 9-3 record.

The Clippers now own a 4-7 record. They play next when they travel to Sleepy Eye for a A Section 2 outing on Saturday, January 13. Cleveland will clash with a Indians squad coming off a 62-60 non-league win over Minnesota Valley Lutheran (New Ulm, MN). The Indians record now stands at 9-1.