Minnesota High School Basketball - Pine River-Backus ripped by Upsala
February 3, 2024: Pine River, MN 56474 The Upsala Cardinals basketball team scored 80 points and held the host Pine River-Backus Tigers to 42 in the Cardinals non-league triumph on Saturday.
The Cardinals now sport a 14-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Swanville for a A Section 5 contest on Tuesday, February 6. Upsala will meet a Bulldogs team coming off a 60-46 non-league loss to Benson (Benson, MN). The Bulldogs record now stands at 4-14.
The Tigers (3-15) will now prepare for their contest against Laporte (Laporte, MN). The Wildcats enter the A Section 5 contest with a 9-23 record. In their last contest, Laporte triumphed over Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield, IN), 72-64, in a non-league bout.