St. Francis Fighting Saints (St. Francis, MN) backers were in high spirits Tuesday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting Zimmerman Thunder (Zimmerman, MN), 80-70 in a league bout.

With the win, St. Francis upgrades its record to 2-4 on the season. The Fighting Saints host Spectrum (Elk River, MN) to play the Sting in a non-league bout on Thursday, December 21. The Sting go into the bout with a record of 5-0. Spectrum won 68-30 in their recent non-league bout against PACT Charter (Ramsey, MN)

Next up, the Thunder play the Heritage Christian (Karlstad, MN) in a non-league bout, on Wednesday, December 27. Zimmerman will attempt to upgrade on its 3-5 season record. The go into the bout with a 3-1 record after their 93-75 non-league win over PACT Charter (Ramsey, MN).