The Elk River Elks basketball team scored 49 points and limited the host Sartell-St. Stephen Sabres to 46 in the Elks league triumph on Saturday.

The Elks now possess a 1-5 record. They play next when they travel to Duluth East for a non-league game on Saturday, January 4. Elk River will confront a Greyhounds team coming off a 52-49 non-league win over Robbinsdale Cooper (New Hope, MN). The Greyhounds record now stands at 2-7.

With the loss, Sartell-St. Stephen falls to 5-3 on the campaign. The Sabres host Sauk Rapids-Rice (Sauk Rapids, MN) to confront the Storm in a AAAA Section 8 game on Thursday, January 9. The Storm go into the game with a record of 7-1.