The Minneota Vikings basketball team (Minneota, MN), was nudged 62-58 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Tracy-Milroy-Balaton Panthers (Tracy, MN)

The Panthers now sport a 6-11 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Lakeview for a A Section 3 battle on Thursday, February 2. Tracy-Milroy-Balaton will battle a Lakers team coming off a 71-65 league loss to Russell-Tyler-Ruthton (Tyler, MN). The Lakers record now stands at 15-3.

The Vikings (5-11) will now prepare for their battle against Yellow Medicine East (Granite Falls, MN). The Sting come into the A Section 3 battle with a 6-9 record. In their last battle, Yellow Medicine East edged B O L D (Olivia, MN), 77-45, in a non-league battle.