The Fridley Tigers basketball squad (Fridley, MN), was nudged 53-50 in Friday's non-league battle with the host Robbinsdale Cooper Hawks (New Hope, MN)

With the victory, Robbinsdale Cooper advances its record to 2-4 on the year. The Hawks travel to Osseo (Osseo, MN) to battle the Orioles in a non-league challenge on Monday, December 15. The Orioles come into the challenge with a record of 4-2. Osseo won 73-70 in their recent league challenge against Spring Lake Park (Spring Lake Park, MN)

In their next game, the Tigers battle the Richfield Spartans (Richfield, MN) in a AAA Section 6 challenge, on Tuesday, December 16. Fridley will attempt to better on its 0-1 season record. The Spartans enter the match with a 10-0 record after their 84-61 non-league win over Orono (Long Lake, MN).