Sacred Heart Eagles (East Grand Forks, MN) boosters left the game satisfied Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad notch a victory over the visiting Mahnomen/Waubun Thunderbirds (Mahnomen, MN), 65-54 in a non-league match.

With the victory, Sacred Heart upgrades its record to 9-8 on the year. The Eagles host Stephen-Argyle Central (Stephen, MN) to face the Storm in a non-league match on Sunday, January 12. The Storm enter the match with a record of 5-9.

The Thunderbirds now sport a 1-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Win-E-Mac for a A Section 8 match on Tuesday, January 14. Mahnomen/Waubun will face a Patriots squad coming off a 66-27 league loss to Fertile-Beltrami (Fertile, MN). The Patriots record now stands at 4-8.