Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Paynesville Bulldogs (Paynesville, MN) and the host Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Fighting Saints (Kerkhoven, MN), saw Paynesville's basketball team trounce Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg by a tally of 81-39.

The Bulldogs now possess a 7-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City for a non-league battle on Tuesday, January 9. Paynesville will battle a Falcons team coming off a 57-42 non-league loss to Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg (Kerkhoven, MN). The Falcons record now stands at 5-5.

The Fighting Saints (5-5) will now prepare for their battle against Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (Grove City, MN). The Falcons come into the non-league battle with a 5-4 record. In their last battle, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City trounced Maple Lake (Maple Lake, MN), 87-53, in a league battle.