The Maple River Eagles (Mapleton, MN) basketball nipped the visiting Northfield/ARTech Raiders (Northfield, MN), 55-50 in Saturday's non-league test.
The Eagles (5-1) will now prepare for their test against Granada-Huntley-East Chain (Granada, MN). The Mustangs go into the Valley test with a 8-0 record. In their last test, Granada-Huntley-East Chain got by Martin County West (Sherburn, MN), 48-41, in a league test.
The Raiders now own a 3-4 record. They take the field next when they host Waseca for a non-league test on Friday, January 11. Northfield/ARTech will clash with a Bluejays squad coming off a 70-37 league win over New Ulm (New Ulm, MN). The Bluejays record now stands at 1-9.