Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the La Crescent Lancers (La Crescent, MN) and the visiting Albert Lea Tigers (Albert Lea, MN), saw La Crescent's basketball squad overcome Albert Lea by a tally of 56-37.

With the victory, La Crescent improves its record to 6-2 on the campaign. The Lancers travel to Lewiston-Altura (Lewiston, MN) to confront the Cardinals in a AA Section 1 challenge on Tuesday, January 3. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a record of 5-3. Lewiston-Altura lost 53-46 in their recent non-league challenge against Mount Horeb (Mount Horeb, WI)

Next up, the Tigers confront the Austin Packers (Austin, MN) in a AAA Section 1 challenge, on Tuesday, January 3. Albert Lea will attempt to improve on its 2-4 season record. The Packers come into the challenge with a 5-2 record after their 85-73 non-league win over New Prague (New Prague, MN).