Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Le Sueur-Henderson Giants (Le Sueur, MN) and the host Loyola Crusaders (Mankato, MN), saw Le Sueur-Henderson's basketball squad knock off Loyola by a count of 53-44.

With the victory, Le Sueur-Henderson upgrades its record to 4-2 on the campaign. The Giants host Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop (Winthrop, MN) to play the Thunderbirds in a non-league challenge on Monday, January 8. The Thunderbirds come into the challenge with a record of 4-6. Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop lost 78-25 in their recent league challenge against Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart (Hector, MN)

Next up, the Crusaders encounter the Cleveland Clippers (Cleveland, MN) in a A Section 2 test, on Friday, January 5. Loyola will attempt to advance on its 7-3 season record. The Clippers go into the test with a 1-9 record after their 61-23 non-league loss to Randolph (Randolph, MN).