The Fairmont Cardinals (Fairmont, MN) basketball knocked off the visiting Luverne Cardinals (Luverne, MN), 61-52 in Thursday's league test.

The Cardinals (12-10) will now prepare for their test against Jackson County Central (Jackson, MN). The Huskies go into the AA Section 3 test with a 13-5 record. In their last test, Jackson County Central notched a victory over Windom (Windom, MN), 79-64, in a league test.

The Cardinals now own a 5-13 record. They play next when they travel to St. James for a AA Section 3 test on Friday, February 2. Luverne will encounter a Saints squad coming off a 76-56 league loss to Windom (Windom, MN). The Saints record now stands at 4-14.