The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the St. James Saints (St. James, MN) and the host Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Buccaneers (Waterville, MN), observed St. James's basketball team knock off Waterville-Elysian-Morristown by a score of 72-64.

The Saints (2-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Fairmont (Fairmont, MN). The Cardinals come into the AA Section 3 challenge with a 2-0 record. In their last challenge, Fairmont prevailed over Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial (Lake Crystal, MN), 64-39, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Buccaneers encounter the Blooming Prairie Awesome Blossoms (Blooming Prairie, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 6. Waterville-Elysian-Morristown will attempt to improve on its 3-2 season record. The Awesome Blossoms come into the challenge with a 2-1 record after their 59-45 league win over Kenyon-Wanamingo (Kenyon, MN).