The Luverne Cardinals basketball team (Luverne, MN), was nudged 62-59 in Thursday's league battle with the visiting Fairmont Cardinals (Fairmont, MN)

The Cardinals now possess a 8-10 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Jackson County Central for a AA Section 3 battle on Monday, February 5. Fairmont will confront a Huskies team coming off a 80-75 league win over St. James (St. James, MN). The Huskies record now stands at 13-5.

The Cardinals (5-11) will now prepare for their battle against St. James (St. James, MN). The Saints come into the AA Section 3 battle with a 3-16 record. In their last battle, St. James was nudged by Windom (Windom, MN), 86-76, in a league outing.