The St. Francis Fighting Saints basketball team (St. Francis, MN), was nudged 71-67 in Thursday's non-league battle with the visiting Chisago Lakes Area Wildcats (Lindstrom, MN)

The Wildcats now possess a 9-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Big Lake for a non-league battle on Tuesday, January 23. Chisago Lakes Area will confront a Hornets team coming off a 80-77 league win over Becker (Becker, MN). The Hornets record now stands at 9-5.

The Fighting Saints (6-8) will now prepare for their battle against North Branch (North Branch, MN). The Vikings come into the non-league battle with a 10-7 record. In their last battle, North Branch was nudged by Spectrum (Elk River, MN), 61-56, in a non-league battle.