Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots (Hills, MN) supporters left the game happy Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad run past the host Westbrook-Walnut Grove Chargers (Westbrook, MN), 59-44 in a league match.

With the victory, Hills-Beaver Creek advances its record to 11-6 on the year. The Patriots host Edgerton (Edgerton, MN) to face the Flying Dutchmen in a A Section 3 match on Saturday, January 18. The Flying Dutchmen enter the match with a record of 7-10. Edgerton won 66-50 in their recent league match against Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda (Okabena, MN)

The Chargers now own a 10-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Mountain Lake/Comfrey/Mountain Lake Christian for a non-league match on Friday, January 17. Westbrook-Walnut Grove will face a squad coming off a 57-26 non-league loss to Southwest Minnesota Christian (Edgerton, MN). The record now stands at 1-9.