The St. Mary's Knights basketball squad (Sleepy Eye, MN), was nudged 73-68 in Friday's league battle with the host Lester Prairie Bulldogs (Lester Prairie, MN)

With the victory, Lester Prairie advances its record to 9-11 on the year. The Bulldogs host Dassel-Cokato (Cokato, MN) to meet the Chargers in a non-league battle on Monday, February 10. The Chargers enter the battle with a record of 8-13. Dassel-Cokato lost 72-55 in their recent non-league battle against Central (Norwood-Young America, MN)

The Knights now own a 11-13 record. They put it on the line next when they host Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart for a A Section 2 battle on Tuesday, February 11. St. Mary's will meet a Mustangs squad coming off a 86-48 non-league loss to Benson (Benson, MN). The Mustangs record now stands at 0-20.