The Spring Lake Park Panthers basketball squad (Spring Lake Park, MN), lost 56-40 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Elk River Elks (Elk River, MN)

With the victory, Elk River advances its record to 12-6 on the year. The Elks travel to Andover (Andover, MN) to meet the Huskies in a non-league battle on Sunday, February 2. The Huskies enter the battle with a record of 11-10. Andover lost 73-46 in their recent non-league battle against New Prague (New Prague, MN)

The Panthers now own a 5-14 record. They put it on the line next when they host Maple Grove for a AAAA Section 5 battle on Sunday, February 2. Spring Lake Park will meet a Crimson squad coming off a 72-40 non-league win over Minnetonka (Minnetonka, MN). The Crimson record now stands at 19-2.