The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the St. James Saints (St. James, MN) and the host Luverne Cardinals (Luverne, MN), observed St. James's basketball team edge Luverne by a score of 61-60.

The Saints (12-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Martin Luther/Truman (Granada, MN). The Jaguars come into the non-league challenge with a 7-9 record. In their last challenge, Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Martin Luther/Truman edged Blue Earth (Blue Earth, MN), 64-49, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Cardinals encounter the Fairmont Cardinals (Fairmont, MN) in a AA Section 3 challenge, on Monday, January 27. Luverne will attempt to improve on its 3-15 season record. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a 11-5 record after their 68-63 league loss to Jackson County Central (Jackson, MN).