The Bethlehem Academy Cardinals basketball team (Faribault, MN), was nudged 55-53 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the visiting Southland Rebels (Adams, MN)

The Rebels (10-9) will now prepare for their test against LeRoy-Ostrander (LeRoy, MN). The Cardinals go into the A Section 1 test with a 3-19 record. In their last test, LeRoy-Ostrander was tipped by Lyle/Pacelli (Lyle, MN), 80-47, in a league test.

The Cardinals now own a 11-7 record. They play next when they host Blooming Prairie for a non-league test on Friday, February 17. Bethlehem Academy will encounter a Awesome Blossoms squad coming off a 93-62 non-league win over Medford (Medford, MN). The Awesome Blossoms record now stands at 9-12.