The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Apollo Eagles (St. Cloud, MN) and the visiting Fridley Tigers (Fridley, MN), observed Apollo's basketball team knock off Fridley by a score of 79-70.

The Eagles (5-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Brainerd (Brainerd, MN). The Warriors come into the AAAA Section 8 challenge with a 4-4 record. In their last challenge, Brainerd dropped by Osseo (Osseo, MN), 57-49, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers encounter the Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] Wolverines (Eveleth, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 4. Fridley will attempt to improve on its 0-8 season record. The Wolverines come into the challenge with a 3-5 record after their 67-64 non-league win over Pierz (Pierz, MN).