Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the East Central Eagles (Sandstone, MN) and the host Cromwell Cardinals (Cromwell, MN), saw East Central's basketball squad wallop Cromwell by a tally of 67-44.

With the victory, East Central improves its record to 6-5 on the campaign. The Eagles host Swanville (Swanville, MN) to confront the Bulldogs in a non-league challenge on Thursday, January 4. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 2-5. Swanville lost 67-66 in their recent non-league challenge against Ogilvie (Ogilvie, MN)

Next up, the Cardinals confront the South Ridge Panthers (Culver, MN) in a A Section 7 challenge, on Friday, January 5. Cromwell will attempt to improve on its 7-2 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 1-8 record after their 68-28 league loss to Chisholm (Chisholm, MN).