The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Owatonna Huskies (Owatonna, MN) and the host Austin Packers (Austin, MN), observed Owatonna's basketball team knock off Austin by a score of 52-37.

The Huskies (3-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Winona (Winona, MN). The Winhawks come into the non-league challenge with a 0-5 record. In their last challenge, Winona was knocked off by Albert Lea (Albert Lea, MN), 63-51, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Packers encounter the Faribault Falcons (Faribault, MN) in a AAA Section 1 challenge, on Tuesday, December 17. Austin will attempt to improve on its 1-3 season record. The Falcons come into the challenge with a 4-1 record after their 77-60 league win over Red Wing (Red Wing, MN).