Minnesota High School Basketball - Fertile-Beltrami nips Nevis
January 13, 2024: Nevis, MN 56467 Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Fertile-Beltrami Falcons (Fertile, MN) and the host Nevis Tigers (Nevis, MN), saw Fertile-Beltrami's basketball squad hold off Nevis by a tally of 61-58.
With the victory, Fertile-Beltrami improves its record to 9-4 on the campaign. The Falcons host Crookston (Crookston, MN) to play the Pirates in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 16. The Pirates come into the challenge with a record of 3-8. Crookston won 65-60 in their recent non-league test against Polk County West [Climax/Fisher] (Climax, MN)
The Tigers now own a 9-1 record. They play next when they host Verndale for a A Section 5 test on Tuesday, January 16. Nevis will encounter a Pirates squad coming off a 68-50 league loss to Bertha-Hewitt (Bertha, MN). The Pirates record now stands at 1-9.