In Thursday's non-league outing, the Melrose Dutchmen (Melrose, MN) basketball squad edged the visiting Paynesville Bulldogs (Paynesville, MN), by a count of 49-47.

The Dutchmen (2-1) will now prepare for their outing against West Central Area (Barrett, MN). The Knights go into the non-league outing with a 5-0 record. In their last outing, West Central Area held off Staples-Motley (Staples, MN), 93-73, in a non-league outing.

The Bulldogs now hold a 3-1 record. They play next when they host Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa for a non-league outing on Friday, December 15. Paynesville will clash with a Jaguars squad coming off a 64-57 non-league loss to New London-Spicer (New London, MN). The Jaguars record now stands at 1-2.