The Austin Packers basketball team scored 73 points and limited the host Albert Lea Tigers to 46 in the Packers non-league triumph on Tuesday.

The Packers now possess a 18-3 record. They play next when they host Owatonna for a non-league game on Friday, January 31. Austin will play a Huskies team coming off a 51-46 non-league win over Red Wing (Red Wing, MN). The Huskies record now stands at 14-4.

With the loss, Albert Lea falls to 2-19 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Winona (Winona, MN) to play the Winhawks in a AAA Section 1 game on Friday, January 31. The Winhawks go into the game with a record of 0-17. Winona lost 56-29 in their recent non-league game against John Marshall (Rochester, MN)