In Friday's non-league contest, the visiting Fairmont Cardinals basketball team scored a close 65-58 triumph over the Blue Earth Buccaneers.

The Cardinals (7-3) will now prepare for their contest against Tri-City United [Montgomery-Lonsdale/Le Center] (Montgomery, MN). The Titans go into the non-league contest with a 0-9 record. In their last contest, Tri-City United [Montgomery-Lonsdale/Le Center] was tipped by Watertown-Mayer (Watertown, MN), 74-30, in a non-league contest.

In their next game, the Buccaneers confront the Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Knights (Lake Crystal, MN) in a AA Section 2 contest, on Monday, January 6. Blue Earth will attempt to better on its 6-4 season record. The Knights go into the contest with a 6-3 record after their 55-51 league win over Maple River (Mapleton, MN).