The Monticello Magic ice hockey team (Monticello, MN), was nipped 3-2 in Friday's non-league challenge with the visiting Delano Tigers (Delano, MN)

The Tigers (2-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Orono (Long Lake, MN). The Spartans come into the Wright County challenge with a 2-1 record. In their last challenge, Orono was nipped by Warroad (Warroad, MN), 7-1, in a non-league game.

The Magic now possess a 0-1 record. They play next when they host Princeton for a Mississippi 8 game on Tuesday, December 16. Monticello will clash with a Tigers squad coming off a 7-0 non-league loss to Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge, MN). The Tigers record now stands at 0-1.