The Lakeview Lakers (Cottonwood, MN) basketball edged the host Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Knights (Tyler, MN), 44-40 in Saturday's league bout.

The Lakers now possess a 9-2 record. They play next when they travel to Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg for a non-league bout on Monday, January 6. Lakeview will play a Fighting Saints team coming off a 68-30 non-league win over Benson (Benson, MN). The Fighting Saints record now stands at 9-0.

With the loss, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton falls to 8-6 on the campaign. The Knights host Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda (Okabena, MN) to play the Coyotes in a A Section 3 bout on Tuesday, January 7. The Coyotes go into the bout with a record of 5-6. Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda won 64-31 in their recent league bout against Red Rock Central (Lamberton, MN)