Pine Island Panthers (Pine Island, MN) supporters left the game happy Tuesday as they witnessed their basketball squad run past the visiting Blooming Prairie Awesome Blossoms (Blooming Prairie, MN), 54-46 in a non-league match.

With the victory, Pine Island advances its record to 1-1 on the year. The Panthers host Byron (Byron, MN) to face the Bears in a non-league match on Monday, December 2. The Bears enter the match with a record of 4-0. Byron won 62-38 in their recent non-league match against Zumbrota-Mazeppa (Zumbrota, MN)

The Awesome Blossoms now own a 1-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Kenyon-Wanamingo for a A Section 1 match on Tuesday, December 3. Blooming Prairie will face a Knights squad coming off a 61-42 non-league win over Cleveland (Cleveland, MN). The Knights record now stands at 1-1.