The Willmar Cardinals basketball squad (Willmar, MN), was crushed 86-52 in Thursday's non-league battle with the visiting Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm (Sauk Rapids, MN)

With the victory, Sauk Rapids-Rice advances its record to 1-0 on the year. The Storm travel to Breck (Minneapolis, MN) to meet the Mustangs in a non-league battle on Saturday, December 7. The Mustangs enter the battle with a record of 1-0. Breck won 90-54 in their recent non-league battle against St. Paul Academy-Summit (St. Paul, MN)

The Cardinals now own a 0-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Sartell-St. Stephen for a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 10. Willmar will meet a Sabres squad coming off a 78-48 non-league win over St. Cloud Tech (St. Cloud, MN). The Sabres record now stands at 2-0.