The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Nicollet Raiders (Nicollet, MN) and the visiting Martin County West Mavericks (Sherburn, MN), observed Nicollet's basketball team edge Martin County West by a score of 66-63.

The Raiders (2-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Lac qui Parle Valley (Madison, MN). The Eagles come into the non-league challenge with a 2-5 record. In their last challenge, Lac qui Parle Valley was tipped by Benson (Benson, MN), 69-66, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Mavericks encounter the Windom Eagles (Windom, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 27. Martin County West will attempt to improve on its 3-5 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 3-4 record after their 106-89 league loss to Redwood Valley (Redwood Falls, MN).