Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Benson (Benson, MN) and the visiting Maple Lake Irish (Maple Lake, MN), saw Benson's basketball squad overcome Maple Lake by a tally of 69-51.

With the victory, Benson improves its record to 1-1 on the campaign. The travel to Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta (Morris, MN) to play the Tigers in a AA Section 3 challenge on Friday, January 6. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 1-2.

Next up, the Irish play the Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Lakers (Howard Lake, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 20. Maple Lake will attempt to improve on its 0-3 season record.