The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Detroit Lakes Lakers (Detroit Lakes, MN) and the visiting Shanley Deacons (Fargo, ND), observed Detroit Lakes's basketball team overwhelm Shanley by a margin of 98-58.

The Lakers (4-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Fargo North (Fargo, ND). The Spartans come into the non-league challenge with a 1-4 record. In their last challenge, Fargo North was trounced by Horace (Horace, ND), 83-69, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Deacons battle the West Fargo Packers (West Fargo, ND) in a AA East challenge, on Friday, January 3. Shanley will attempt to better on its 0-7 season record. The Packers come into the challenge with a 2-3 record after their 66-50 non-league loss to Moorhead (Moorhead, MN).