In Friday's league match, the host La Crescent/La Crescent Montessori & Stem Lancers basketball team scored a tight 55-52 triumph over the Albert Lea Tigers.

With the defeat, Albert Lea moves to 0-12 on the year. The Tigers host John Marshall (Rochester, MN) to face the Rockets in a non-league match on Saturday, January 6. The Rockets enter the match with a record of 6-1.