The crowd at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Blaine Bengals (Blaine, MN) and the host Spring Lake Park Panthers (Spring Lake Park, MN), observed Blaine's basketball team overcome Spring Lake Park by a score of 82-66.

The Bengals (7-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Duluth East (Duluth, MN). The Greyhounds come into the AAAA Section 7 challenge with a 5-8 record. In their last challenge, Duluth East defeated Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids, MN), 59-50, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers battle the Centennial Cougars (Circle Pines, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. Spring Lake Park will attempt to improve on its 8-7 season record. The Cougars come into the challenge with a 6-9 record after their 61-51 non-league loss to Rogers (Rogers, MN).