In Thursday's league outing, the Eagan Wildcats (Eagan, MN) basketball squad nipped the host Apple Valley Eagles (Apple Valley, MN), by a margin of 52-48.

The Wildcats (14-8) will now prepare for their outing against Lakeville North (Lakeville, MN). The Panthers go into the non-league outing with a 20-2 record. In their last outing, Lakeville North got by Burnsville (Burnsville, MN), 81-46, in a non-league outing.

The Eagles now own a 2-19 record. They play next when they travel to Eastview for a AAAA Section 3 outing on Tuesday, February 21. Apple Valley will encounter a Lightning squad coming off a 68-65 league win over Rosemount (Rosemount, MN). The Lightning record now stands at 15-6.