The St. Cloud Cathedral Crusaders (St. Cloud, MN) basketball nipped the visiting Royalton Royals (Royalton, MN), 69-64 in Thursday's league test.

The Crusaders (1-2) will now prepare for their test against Big Lake (Big Lake, MN). The Hornets go into the non-league test with a 1-1 record. In their last test, Big Lake got by Maple Lake (Maple Lake, MN), 56-27, in a non-league test.

The Royals (0-2) will now prepare for their contest against Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa (Belgrade, MN). The Jaguars enter the non-league contest with a 2-0 record. In their last contest, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa nudged Pine River-Backus (Pine River, MN), 60-41, in a league contest.