Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the South St. Paul Packers (South St. Paul, MN) and the host St. Thomas Academy Cadets (Mendota Heights, MN), saw South St. Paul's basketball squad hold off St. Thomas Academy by a count of 27-22.

With the victory, South St. Paul upgrades its record to 11-4 on the campaign. The Packers travel to Delano (Delano, MN) to play the Tigers in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 28. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 11-4. Delano won 80-72 in their recent non-league challenge against Southwest Christian (Chaska, MN)

Next up, the Cadets play the Hastings Raiders (Hastings, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 30. St. Thomas Academy will attempt to upgrade on its 8-6 season record. The Raiders come into the challenge with a 4-13 record after their 83-50 non-league loss to Chaska (Chaska, MN).