The Blue Earth Buccaneers basketball team (Blue Earth, MN), was routed 74-40 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the visiting St. James Saints (St. James, MN)

The Saints now sport a 3-9 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Luverne for a AA Section 3 battle on Friday, January 12. St. James will battle a Cardinals team coming off a 60-51 non-league win over Worthington (Worthington, MN). The Cardinals record now stands at 4-7.

The Buccaneers (1-10) will now prepare for their battle against Waseca (Waseca, MN). The Bluejays come into the AA Section 2 battle with a 4-11 record. In their last battle, Waseca trounced Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton (Janesville, MN), 54-37, in a league battle.