The Des Lacs-Burlington Lakers (Des Lacs, ND) basketball nipped the visiting Our Redeemer's Christian Knights (Minot, ND), 54-49 in Saturday's non-league test.

The Lakers (10-3) will now prepare for their test against Turtle Mountain (Belcourt, ND). The Braves go into the A Region 3 test with a 3-11 record. In their last test, Turtle Mountain was tipped by Standing Rock (Fort Yates, ND), 50-48, in a non-league test.

The Knights now own a 10-6 record. They play next when they travel to Mohall/Lansford/Sherwood for a B District 8 test on Tuesday, January 30. Our Redeemer's Christian will encounter a Mavericks squad coming off a 58-51 non-league win over South Prairie/Max (Minot, ND). The Mavericks record now stands at 10-4.