The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars (Zumbrota, MN) and the visiting Lewiston-Altura Cardinals (Lewiston, MN), observed Zumbrota-Mazeppa's basketball team knock off Lewiston-Altura by a score of 65-49.

The Cougars (14-3) will now prepare for their challenge against La Crescent (La Crescent, MN). The Lancers come into the non-league challenge with a 5-5 record. In their last challenge, La Crescent prevailed over Wabasha-Kellogg (Wabasha, MN), 73-52, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Cardinals encounter the Pine Island Panthers (Pine Island, MN) in a AA Section 1 challenge, on Friday, January 10. Lewiston-Altura will attempt to improve on its 8-7 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 9-5 record after their 83-71 non-league win over Goodhue (Goodhue, MN).