The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots (Hills, MN) and the visiting Murray County Central Rebels (Slayton, MN), observed Hills-Beaver Creek's basketball team edge Murray County Central by a score of 70-68.

The Patriots (18-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Westbrook-Walnut Grove (Westbrook, MN). The Chargers come into the A Section 3 challenge with a 15-6 record. In their last challenge, Westbrook-Walnut Grove edged Adrian/Ellsworth (Adrian, MN), 79-50, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Rebels encounter the Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Knights (Tyler, MN) in a A Section 3 challenge, on Thursday, February 6. Murray County Central will attempt to improve on its 12-9 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 18-2 record after their 73-39 league win over Minneota (Minneota, MN).