The Willmar Cardinals basketball team (Willmar, MN), was routed 85-34 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm (Sauk Rapids, MN)

The Storm now sport a 2-0 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Alexandria for a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 12. Sauk Rapids-Rice will battle a Cardinals team coming off a 71-68 non-league loss to Breck (Minneapolis, MN). The Cardinals record now stands at 1-1.

The Cardinals (0-3) will now prepare for their battle against Brainerd (Brainerd, MN). The Warriors come into the non-league battle with a 1-2 record. In their last battle, Brainerd was routed by Alexandria (Alexandria, MN), 89-80, in a non-league battle.