The St. Paul Central Minutemen basketball squad (St. Paul, MN), was nudged 54-51 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Stewartville Tigers (Stewartville, MN)

With the victory, Stewartville advances its record to 6-1 on the year. The Tigers host Lourdes (Rochester, MN) to meet the Eagles in a non-league battle on Thursday, January 2. The Eagles enter the battle with a record of 2-6. Lourdes won 58-51 in their recent league battle against Randolph (Randolph, MN)

The Minutemen now own a 4-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Como Park for a non-league battle on Wednesday, January 8. St. Paul Central will meet a Cougars squad coming off a 79-73 league win over Minneapolis South (Minneapolis, MN). The Cougars record now stands at 4-3.