Sleepy Eye Indians (Sleepy Eye, MN) backers were in high spirits Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting St. Mary's Knights (Sleepy Eye, MN), 70-61 in a league bout.

With the win, Sleepy Eye upgrades its record to 16-2 on the season. The Indians host Wabasso (Wabasso, MN) to clash with the Rabbits in a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 30. The Rabbits go into the bout with a record of 4-14.

Next up, the Knights clash with the Cedar Mountain Cougars (Morgan, MN) in a A Section 2 bout, on Tuesday, January 30. St. Mary's will attempt to upgrade on its 14-5 season record. The Cougars go into the bout with a 10-12 record after their 70-63 league win over Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop (Winthrop, MN).