The Centennial Cougars basketball squad (Circle Pines, MN), was nudged 76-71 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Andover Huskies (Andover, MN)

With the victory, Andover advances its record to 2-3 on the year. The Huskies host Burnsville (Burnsville, MN) to meet the Blaze in a non-league battle on Friday, December 20. The Blaze enter the battle with a record of 1-3. Burnsville lost 71-65 in their recent non-league battle against Lakeville South (Lakeville, MN)

The Cougars now own a 4-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Forest Lake for a AAAA Section 7 battle on Friday, December 20. Centennial will meet a Rangers squad coming off a 57-52 non-league loss to Stillwater (Stillwater, MN). The Rangers record now stands at 0-5.