The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Jackson County Central Huskies (Jackson, MN) and the host Fairmont Cardinals (Fairmont, MN), observed Jackson County Central's basketball team edge Fairmont by a score of 52-49.

The Huskies (7-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Montevideo (Montevideo, MN). The Thunderhawks come into the AA Section 3 challenge with a 7-0 record. In their last challenge, Montevideo edged B O L D (Olivia, MN), 82-52, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Cardinals encounter the St. Clair Cyclones (St. Clair, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 26. Fairmont will attempt to improve on its 3-3 season record. The Cyclones come into the challenge with a 4-1 record after their 69-65 non-league win over Loyola (Mankato, MN).