Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Knights (Lake Crystal, MN) backers were pleased Thursday as they saw their basketball squad bounce the host Madelia Blackhawks (Madelia, MN), 72-43 in a non-league bout.

With the victory, Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial upgrades its record to 7-1 on the campaign. The Knights host Blue Earth (Blue Earth, MN) to play the Buccaneers in a AA Section 2 bout on Saturday, January 7. The Buccaneers come into the bout with a record of 6-2. Blue Earth lost 62-54 in their recent non-league bout against Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton (Janesville, MN)

Next up, the Blackhawks play the Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Buccaneers (Waterville, MN) in a non-league bout, on Friday, January 6. Madelia will attempt to upgrade on its 2-5 season record. The Buccaneers come into the bout with a 0-9 record after their 67-34 non-league loss to Kenyon-Wanamingo (Kenyon, MN).