Sleepy Eye Indians (Sleepy Eye, MN) backers were pleased Monday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the host Cleveland Clippers (Cleveland, MN), 47-41 in a league bout.

With the victory, Sleepy Eye upgrades its record to 4-4 on the campaign. The Indians travel to Springfield (Springfield, MN) to play the Tigers in a A Section 2 bout on Thursday, January 12. The Tigers come into the bout with a record of 2-4. Springfield won 69-59 in their recent league bout against Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop (Winthrop, MN)

Next up, the Clippers play the Nicollet Raiders (Nicollet, MN) in a A Section 2 bout, on Tuesday, January 10. Cleveland will attempt to upgrade on its 0-9 season record.