The Westbrook-Walnut Grove Chargers (Westbrook, MN) basketball edged the visiting Loyola Crusaders (Mankato, MN), 61-57 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Chargers now possess a 1-1 record. They play next when they host Southwest Minnesota Christian for a A Section 3 bout on Tuesday, December 10. Westbrook-Walnut Grove will play a Eagles team coming off a 71-69 non-league loss to Worthington (Worthington, MN). The Eagles record now stands at 1-1.

With the loss, Loyola falls to 1-2 on the campaign. The Crusaders travel to Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial (Lake Crystal, MN) to play the Knights in a non-league bout on Tuesday, December 10. The Knights go into the bout with a record of 1-1. Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial lost 60-54 in their recent league bout against Central (Norwood-Young America, MN)