The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the St. Clair Cyclones (St. Clair, MN) and the host Martin County West Mavericks (Sherburn, MN), observed St. Clair's basketball team edge Martin County West by a score of 57-51.

The Cyclones (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Martin Luther/Truman (Granada, MN). The Jaguars come into the non-league challenge with a 1-1 record. In their last challenge, Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Martin Luther/Truman edged Alden-Conger (Alden, MN), 70-48, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Mavericks encounter the Minnesota Valley Lutheran Chargers (New Ulm, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 10. Martin County West will attempt to improve on its 2-1 season record. The Chargers come into the challenge with a 0-3 record after their 94-59 league loss to Waseca (Waseca, MN).