The Dassel-Cokato Chargers (Cokato, MN) basketball edged the visiting Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Lakers (Howard Lake, MN), 78-71 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Chargers now possess a 13-9 record. They play next when they travel to Litchfield for a non-league bout on Friday, January 31. Dassel-Cokato will play a Dragons team coming off a 48-38 non-league loss to Annandale (Annandale, MN). The Dragons record now stands at 2-16.

With the loss, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted falls to 1-17 on the campaign. The Lakers travel to Parnassus Prep (Maple Grove, MN) to play the in a non-league bout on Thursday, January 30. The go into the bout with a record of 3-4. Parnassus Prep won 37-20 in their recent non-league bout against Hmong Academy (Minneapolis, MN)