The Springfield Tigers (Springfield, MN) basketball nipped the host Cedar Mountain Cougars (Morgan, MN), 67-64 in Thursday's league test.

The Tigers (8-8) will now prepare for their test against Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart (Hector, MN). The Mustangs go into the A Section 2 test with a 5-11 record. In their last test, Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart got by New Ulm Cathedral (New Ulm, MN), 84-73, in a league test.

The Cougars now own a 5-8 record. They play next when they host Wabasso for a non-league test on Friday, February 3. Cedar Mountain will encounter a Rabbits squad coming off a 62-45 non-league loss to Sleepy Eye (Sleepy Eye, MN). The Rabbits record now stands at 3-12.