The Willmar Cardinals (Willmar, MN) basketball felled the visiting Montevideo Thunderhawks (Montevideo, MN), 62-52 in Saturday's non-league test.
The Cardinals (9-9) will now prepare for their test against Fergus Falls (Fergus Falls, MN). The Otters go into the Central Lakes test with a 10-6 record. In their last test, Fergus Falls thwarted Sauk Rapids-Rice (Sauk Rapids, MN), 61-45, in a league test.
The Thunderhawks now own a 10-6 record. They play next when they host Melrose for a West Central test on Tuesday, February 5. Montevideo will encounter a Dutchmen squad coming off a 96-53 league win over Yellow Medicine East (Granite Falls, MN). The Dutchmen record now stands at 17-1.