The St. James Saints routed the visiting Minnesota Valley Lutheran Chargers basketball team by a final score of 86-35 in Wednesday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Saints face the New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Panthers (New Richland, MN) in a non-league game, on Thursday, December 28. St. James will attempt to move on its 2-6 season record. The Panthers enter the game with a 9-2 record after their 65-57 league win over Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial (Lake Crystal, MN).

With the defeat, Minnesota Valley Lutheran moves to 2-8 on the year. The Chargers travel to Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial (Lake Crystal, MN) to face the Knights in a AA Section 2 game on Thursday, December 28. The Knights enter the game with a record of 6-4. Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial lost 65-57 in their recent league game against New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (New Richland, MN)