The Northfield Raiders basketball team (Northfield, MN), was overwhelmed 65-42 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Austin Packers (Austin, MN)

The Packers now possess a 7-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host Byron for a AAA Section 1 battle on Saturday, January 7. Austin will confront a Bears team coming off a 66-54 non-league loss to Jordan (Jordan, MN). The Bears record now stands at 6-4.

The Raiders (3-7) will now prepare for their battle against Century (Rochester, MN). The Panthers come into the AAAA Section 1 battle with a 7-3 record. In their last battle, Century trounced Winona (Winona, MN), 57-46, in a non-league battle.