Belle Plaine Tigers (Belle Plaine, MN) backers were in high spirits Monday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting Glencoe-Silver Lake Panthers (Glencoe, MN), 72-57 in a league bout.

With the win, Belle Plaine upgrades its record to 24-7 on the season. The Tigers host Waseca (Waseca, MN) to face the Bluejays in a AA Section 2 game on Thursday, March 14. The Bluejays enter the game with a record of 19-10. Waseca won 76-63 in their recent league game against Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial (Lake Crystal, MN)

With the defeat, Glencoe-Silver Lake moves to 19-12 on the year.