Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Madelia Blackhawks (Madelia, MN) and the host Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda Coyotes (Okabena, MN), saw Madelia's basketball squad overcome Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda by a tally of 68-59.

With the victory, Madelia improves its record to 6-5 on the campaign. The Blackhawks travel to Nicollet (Nicollet, MN) to confront the Raiders in a A Section 2 challenge on Thursday, January 4. The Raiders come into the challenge with a record of 0-10. Nicollet lost 79-55 in their recent league challenge against Sleepy Eye (Sleepy Eye, MN)

Next up, the Coyotes confront the Adrian/Ellsworth Dragons (Adrian, MN) in a A Section 3 challenge, on Friday, January 5. Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda will attempt to improve on its 1-7 season record. The Dragons come into the challenge with a 1-6 record after their 90-53 league loss to Southwest Minnesota Christian (Edgerton, MN).