The Paynesville Bulldogs topped the visiting Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City Falcons basketball team by a final score of 57-47 in Thursday's league game.

In their next game, the Bulldogs face the Royalton Royals (Royalton, MN) in a non-league game, on Tuesday, February 7. Paynesville will attempt to move on its 12-5 season record. The Royals enter the game with a 7-9 record after their 40-36 league win over Maple Lake (Maple Lake, MN).

With the defeat, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City moves to 5-10 on the year. The Falcons travel to Benson (Benson, MN) to face the in a non-league game on Saturday, February 4. The enter the game with a record of 3-8. Benson lost 89-75 in their recent non-league game against Montevideo (Montevideo, MN)