Minnesota High School Basketball - Pine River-Backus trounced by Nevis
January 5, 2018: Nevis, MN 56467 The Nevis Tigers routed the visiting Pine River-Backus Tigers basketball team by a final score of 64-33 in Friday's league game.
In their next game, the Tigers face the Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Wolves (Walker, MN) in a Northland game, on Tuesday, January 9. Nevis will attempt to move on its 8-0 season record. The Wolves enter the game with a 5-4 record after their 68-53 league win over Red Lake (Red Lake, MN).
With the defeat, Pine River-Backus moves to 4-5 on the year. The Tigers host Blackduck (Blackduck, MN) to face the Drakes in a Northland game on Tuesday, January 9. The Drakes enter the game with a record of 4-8. Blackduck won 67-26 in their recent non-league game against Lake of the Woods (Baudette, MN)