The Blue Earth Buccaneers (Blue Earth, MN) basketball felled the host St. James Saints (St. James, MN), 82-64 in Thursday's non-league test.

The Buccaneers (5-1) will now prepare for their test against Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Martin Luther/Truman (Granada, MN). The Jaguars go into the non-league test with a 2-5 record. In their last test, Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Martin Luther/Truman was beaten by New Ulm Cathedral (New Ulm, MN), 76-56, in a league test.

The Saints now own a 1-5 record. They play next when they host Martin County West for a non-league test on Friday, December 22. St. James will encounter a Mavericks squad coming off a 75-51 league loss to Alden-Conger (Alden, MN). The Mavericks record now stands at 1-7.