The Willmar Cardinals were victorious over the visiting St. Cloud Tech Tigers basketball squad by a final score of 75-66 in Friday's league outing.

Next, the Cardinals face the Monticello Magic (Monticello, MN) in a non-league outing, on Saturday, January 4. Willmar will attempt to upgrade on its 3-5 season record. The Magic enter the outing with a 6-3 record after their 72-36 non-league win over Hermantown (Hermantown, MN).

The Tigers (1-8) will now prepare for their outing against Apollo (St. Cloud, MN). The Eagles enter the AAA Section 8 outing with a 5-5 record. In their last outing, Apollo was defeated by Brainerd (Brainerd, MN), 82-57, in a league outing.