The Nicollet Raiders bounced the visiting Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Mustangs basketball squad by a final score of 63-31 in Thursday's league outing.

Next, the Raiders clash with the Loyola Crusaders (Mankato, MN) in a non-league outing, on Friday, January 24. Nicollet will attempt to upgrade on its 6-9 season record. The Crusaders enter the outing with a 6-10 record after their 85-55 non-league loss to Springfield (Springfield, MN).

The Mustangs (0-15) will now prepare for their outing against Cedar Mountain (Morgan, MN). The Cougars enter the A Section 2 outing with a 14-0 record. In their last outing, Cedar Mountain routed Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop (Winthrop, MN), 91-57, in a league outing.