The Redwood Valley Cardinals (Redwood Falls, MN) basketball edged the visiting Luverne Cardinals (Luverne, MN), 84-77 in Friday's league bout.

The Cardinals now possess a 5-1 record. They play next when they travel to Worthington for a non-league bout on Tuesday, December 17. Redwood Valley will play a Trojans team coming off a 76-37 league loss to Marshall (Marshall, MN). The Trojans record now stands at 1-2.

With the loss, Luverne falls to 2-2 on the campaign. The Cardinals travel to Montevideo (Montevideo, MN) to play the Thunderhawks in a AA Section 3 bout on Saturday, December 14. The Thunderhawks go into the bout with a record of 4-0. Montevideo won 75-62 in their recent league bout against Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta (Morris, MN)