The Belle Plaine Tigers basketball team (Belle Plaine, MN), was nudged 77-74 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Bulldogs (Janesville, MN)

The Bulldogs now possess a 7-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Bethlehem Academy for a non-league battle on Friday, January 5. Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton will confront a Cardinals team coming off a 69-50 non-league loss to Wabasha-Kellogg (Wabasha, MN). The Cardinals record now stands at 1-7.

The Tigers (6-2) will now prepare for their battle against Lester Prairie (Lester Prairie, MN). The Bulldogs come into the non-league battle with a 7-6 record. In their last battle, Lester Prairie edged Cleveland (Cleveland, MN), 68-63, in a league battle.