The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Hillcrest Lutheran Academy Comets (Fergus Falls, MN) and the visiting Wheaton Warriors (Wheaton, MN), observed Hillcrest Lutheran Academy's basketball team edge Wheaton by a score of 59-57.

The Comets (5-3) will now prepare for their challenge against New York Mills (New York Mills, MN). The Eagles come into the non-league challenge with a 2-5 record. In their last challenge, New York Mills edged Menahga (Menahga, MN), 72-29, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Warriors encounter the Ashby Arrows (Ashby, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 9. Wheaton will attempt to improve on its 6-2 season record.