Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Madelia Blackhawks (Madelia, MN) and the host Loyola Crusaders (Mankato, MN), saw Madelia's basketball squad hold off Loyola by a tally of 58-54.

With the victory, Madelia improves its record to 10-9 on the campaign. The Blackhawks travel to Martin County West (Sherburn, MN) to play the Mavericks in a A Section 2 challenge on Friday, January 26. The Mavericks come into the challenge with a record of 2-16. Martin County West won 73-59 in their recent league challenge against Nicollet (Nicollet, MN)

Next up, the Crusaders play the Alden-Conger Knights (Alden, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 26. Loyola will attempt to improve on its 9-9 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 8-10 record after their 62-52 league loss to Cleveland (Cleveland, MN).