The Minneota Vikings (Minneota, MN) basketball were winner over the visiting Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Knights (Tyler, MN), 56-48 in Monday's league bout.

The Vikings now possess a 3-0 record. They play next when they host Lakeview for a A Section 3 bout on Tuesday, December 10. Minneota will play a Lakers team coming off a 68-42 league win over Tracy-Milroy-Balaton (Tracy, MN). The Lakers record now stands at 3-0.

With the loss, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton falls to 7-1 on the campaign. The Knights host Adrian/Ellsworth (Adrian, MN) to confront the Dragons in a A Section 3 game on Thursday, December 12. The Dragons go into the game with a record of 4-1. Adrian/Ellsworth won 70-51 in their recent non-league game against George-Little Rock (George, IA)