The Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Buccaneers basketball team (Waterville, MN), was nudged 47-42 in Thursday's league battle with the host Maple River Eagles (Mapleton, MN)

The Eagles now possess a 2-0 record. They put it on the line next when they host Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton for a non-league battle on Friday, January 13. Maple River will confront a Bulldogs team coming off a 65-46 non-league loss to Waseca (Waseca, MN). The Bulldogs record now stands at 0-1.