In Monday's league outing, the Staples-Motley Cardinals (Staples, MN) basketball squad edged the visiting Pillager Huskies (Pillager, MN), by a margin of 56-49.

The Cardinals (5-11) will now prepare for their outing against Park Rapids (Park Rapids, MN). The Panthers go into the non-league outing with a 8-10 record. In their last outing, Park Rapids was tipped by Hawley (Hawley, MN), 62-58, in a league outing.

The Huskies now own a 5-11 record. They play next when they travel to Wadena-Deer Creek for a non-league outing on Friday, February 10. Pillager will clash with a Wolverines squad coming off a 62-53 non-league win over Parkers Prairie (Parkers Prairie, MN). The Wolverines record now stands at 12-8.