The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Nicollet Raiders (Nicollet, MN) and the visiting New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Panthers (New Richland, MN), observed Nicollet's basketball team overwhelm New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva by a score of 74-51.

The Raiders (11-12) will now prepare for their challenge against Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons (Alden, MN). The come into the non-league challenge with a 3-16 record. In their last challenge, Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons was routed by Madelia (Madelia, MN), 82-42, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers encounter the Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Bulldogs (Janesville, MN) in a AA Section 2 challenge, on Friday, February 7. New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva will attempt to improve on its 3-18 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 16-4 record after their 79-36 league win over Medford (Medford, MN).