In Thursday's league contest, the visiting Blaine Bengals basketball team scored a close 86-82 triumph over the Andover Huskies.

The Bengals (2-2) will now prepare for their contest against Spring Lake Park (Spring Lake Park, MN). The Panthers go into the non-league contest with a 4-1 record. In their last contest, Spring Lake Park nipped Totino-Grace (Fridley, MN), 78-71, in a non-league contest.

In their next game, the Huskies confront the Centennial Cougars (Circle Pines, MN) in a AAAA Section 7 contest, on Tuesday, December 17. Andover will attempt to better on its 1-3 season record. The Cougars go into the contest with a 4-0 record after their 53-47 non-league win over Elk River (Elk River, MN).