The Minneapolis Lions basketball team scored 48 points and limited the host Ellsworth Bearcats to 35 in the Lions league triumph on Tuesday.

The Lions now possess a 4-1 record. They play next when they travel to Beloit for a North Central AA game on Friday, January 17.

With the loss, Ellsworth falls to 2-2 on the campaign. The Bearcats travel to Beloit (Beloit, KS) to confront the Trojans in a North Central AA game on Friday, December 20. The Trojans go into the game with a record of 2-2. Beloit won 50-29 in their recent league game against Republic County (Belleville, KS)