Minnesota High School Basketball - Pine River-Backus edged by Kelliher/Northome
February 6, 2024: Pine River, MN 56474 The Pine River-Backus Tigers basketball team (Pine River, MN), was nudged 72-68 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Kelliher/Northome Mustangs (Northome, MN)
The Mustangs now possess a 16-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Littlefork-Big Falls for a non-league battle on Friday, February 9. Kelliher/Northome will confront a Vikings team coming off a 96-30 league loss to Bigfork (Bigfork, MN). The Vikings record now stands at 0-19.
The Tigers (9-13) will now prepare for their battle against Cass Lake-Bena (Cass Lake, MN). The Panthers come into the non-league battle with a 14-4 record. In their last battle, Cass Lake-Bena edged Walker-Hackensack-Akeley (Walker, MN), 69-46, in a non-league battle.