Fans at Monday's league challenge between the Staples-Motley Cardinals (Staples, MN) and the visiting Pillager Huskies (Pillager, MN), saw Staples-Motley's basketball squad overcome Pillager by a tally of 65-54.

With the victory, Staples-Motley improves its record to 10-8 on the campaign. The Cardinals host Aitkin (Aitkin, MN) to confront the Gobblers in a AA Section 7 challenge on Thursday, February 8. The Gobblers come into the challenge with a record of 3-16. Aitkin lost 52-51 in their recent league challenge against Pierz (Pierz, MN)

Next up, the Huskies confront the New York Mills Eagles (New York Mills, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 6. Pillager will attempt to improve on its 11-9 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 0-17 record after their 66-23 league loss to Frazee (Frazee, MN).