The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Willmar Cardinals (Willmar, MN) and the visiting Marshall Tigers (Marshall, MN), witnessed Willmar's ice hockey team defeat Marshall by a final score of 6-3.

The Cardinals (2-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Fergus Falls (Fergus Falls, MN). The Otters come into the Central Lakes challenge with a 3-3 record. In their last challenge, Fergus Falls got by Crookston (Crookston, MN), 3-1, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers battle the Fairmont Cardinals (Fairmont, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 19. Marshall will attempt to upgrade on its 1-6 season record. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a 0-5 record after their 7-2 non-league loss to Worthington (Worthington, MN).