The Hillcrest Lutheran Academy Comets basketball team scored 59 points and limited the host Ashby Arrows to 50 in the Comets league triumph on Thursday.

The Comets now possess a 4-3 record. They play next when they host Wheaton for a non-league game on Tuesday, January 7. Hillcrest Lutheran Academy will confront a Warriors team coming off a 86-42 non-league win over Ortonville (Ortonville, MN). The Warriors record now stands at 6-1.

With the loss, Ashby falls to 6-1 on the campaign. The Arrows host Verndale (Verndale, MN) to confront the Pirates in a non-league game on Friday, January 3. The Pirates go into the game with a record of 4-3. Verndale won 82-68 in their recent league game against Pine River-Backus (Pine River, MN)