The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Brainerd Warriors (Brainerd, MN) and the visiting Willmar Cardinals (Willmar, MN), observed Brainerd's basketball team edge Willmar by a margin of 63-59.

With the victory, Brainerd advances its record to 2-2 on the year. The Warriors travel to Monticello (Monticello, MN) to meet the Magic in a non-league match on Friday, December 12. The Magic enter the match with a record of 3-0. Monticello won 62-35 in their recent non-league match against Buffalo (Buffalo, MN)

The Cardinals now own a 1-1 record. They play next when they host St. Cloud Cathedral for a non-league contest on Friday, December 19. Willmar will battle a Crusaders team coming off a 72-21 non-league loss to Brainerd (Brainerd, MN). The Crusaders record now stands at 2-4.