Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots (Hills, MN) boosters left the game satisfied Tuesday as they witnessed their basketball squad notch a victory over the visiting Luverne Cardinals (Luverne, MN), 64-56 in a non-league match.

With the victory, Hills-Beaver Creek upgrades its record to 2-0 on the year. The Patriots travel to Southwest Minnesota Christian (Edgerton, MN) to face the Eagles in a A Section 3 match on Thursday, December 19. The Eagles enter the match with a record of 3-2. Southwest Minnesota Christian won 84-58 in their recent league match against Edgerton (Edgerton, MN)

The Cardinals now sport a 2-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to St. James for a AA Section 3 match on Friday, December 20.