Minnesota High School Basketball - Pine River-Backus over Staples-Motley
January 17, 2019: Staples, MN 56479 Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Pine River-Backus Tigers (Pine River, MN) and the host Staples-Motley Cardinals (Staples, MN), saw Pine River-Backus's basketball squad overcome Staples-Motley by a tally of 62-47.
With the victory, Pine River-Backus improves its record to 10-2 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Bertha-Hewitt (Bertha, MN) to confront the Bears in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 18. The Bears come into the challenge with a record of 1-11. Bertha-Hewitt lost 66-47 in their recent league challenge against Pillager (Pillager, MN)
Next up, the Cardinals confront the Browerville/Eagle Valley Tigers (Browerville, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 22. Staples-Motley will attempt to improve on its 1-11 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 3-5 record after their 56-45 non-league loss to Pine River-Backus (Pine River, MN).