The Austin Packers basketball team (Austin, MN), was nudged 69-63 in Thursday's league outing with the visiting Byron Bears (Byron, MN)

The Bears (2-2) will now prepare for their outing against Beaver Dam (Beaver Dam, WI). The Golden Beavers go into the non-league outing with a 7-1 record.

The Packers now own a 1-4 record. They play next when they host Mankato West for a non-league outing on Wednesday, December 27. Austin will clash with a Scarlets squad coming off a 55-46 non-league loss to Winona (Winona, MN). The Scarlets record now stands at 5-3.