The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Fergus Falls Otters (Fergus Falls, MN) and the host Willmar Cardinals (Willmar, MN), observed Fergus Falls's basketball team knock off Willmar by a score of 47-37.

The Otters (11-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Perham (Perham, MN). The Yellowjackets come into the non-league challenge with a 5-7 record.

In their next game, the Cardinals encounter the Little Falls Flyers (Little Falls, MN) in a AAA Section 8 challenge, on Saturday, January 18. Willmar will attempt to improve on its 7-10 season record. The Flyers come into the challenge with a 7-10 record after their 44-41 non-league loss to Foley (Foley, MN).