The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Luverne Cardinals (Luverne, MN) and the host Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm (Sauk Rapids, MN), witnessed Luverne's ice hockey team defeat Sauk Rapids-Rice by a score of 9-6.

The Cardinals (6-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Lourdes (Rochester, MN). The Eagles come into the non-league challenge with a 4-3 record. In their last challenge, Lourdes got by Red Wing (Red Wing, MN), 6-0, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Storm battle the Brainerd Warriors (Brainerd, MN) in a Central Lakes challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Sauk Rapids-Rice will attempt to better on its 4-2 season record.