The Lyle/Pacelli Athletics basketball team (Lyle, MN), dropped 76-63 in Thursday's league battle with the host Schaeffer Academy Lions (Rochester, MN)

The Lions now possess a 1-8 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Alden-Conger for a non-league battle on Friday, January 3. Schaeffer Academy will battle a Knights team coming off a 42-40 non-league win over LeRoy-Ostrander (LeRoy, MN). The Knights record now stands at 1-8.

The Athletics (3-6) will now prepare for their battle against Triton (Dodge Center, MN). The Cobras come into the non-league battle with a 2-10 record. In their last battle, Triton dropped by Bethlehem Academy (Faribault, MN), 51-38, in a non-league battle.