Minnesota High School Basketball - Menahga edges Verndale
January 5, 2023: Menahga, MN 56464 The Menahga Braves (Menahga, MN) basketball nipped the visiting Verndale Pirates (Verndale, MN), 46-45 in Thursday's non-league test.
The Braves (2-6) will now prepare for their test against Crookston (Crookston, MN). The Pirates go into the AA Section 8 test with a 3-7 record. In their last test, Crookston was tipped by Fosston (Fosston, MN), 74-42, in a non-league test.
The Pirates now own a 1-4 record. They play next when they travel to Pine River-Backus for a A Section 5 test on Friday, January 6. Verndale will encounter a Tigers squad coming off a 85-49 league win over Laporte (Laporte, MN). The Tigers record now stands at 3-3.