The South St. Paul Packers basketball squad (South St. Paul, MN), lost 56-44 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host Hastings Raiders (Hastings, MN)

With the victory, Hastings advances its record to 10-6 on the year. The Raiders travel to Kasson-Mantorville (Kasson, MN) to meet the Komets in a non-league battle on Thursday, January 23. The Komets enter the battle with a record of 12-8. Kasson-Mantorville lost 61-53 in their recent league battle against Stewartville (Stewartville, MN)

The Packers now own a 6-10 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to St. Paul Central for a non-league battle on Saturday, January 25. South St. Paul will meet a Minutemen squad coming off a 39-36 non-league loss to Robbinsdale Cooper (New Hope, MN). The Minutemen record now stands at 3-9.