Fertile-Beltrami Falcons (Fertile, MN) backers were pleased Tuesday as they saw their basketball squad knock off the visiting Mahnomen/Waubun Thunderbirds (Mahnomen, MN), 61-41 in a league bout.

With the victory, Fertile-Beltrami upgrades its record to 11-2 on the campaign. The Falcons host Win-E-Mac (Erskine, MN) to play the Patriots in a A Section 8 bout on Thursday, January 12. The Patriots come into the bout with a record of 1-10.

Next up, the Thunderbirds play the Norman County East Eagles (Twin Valley, MN) in a non-league bout, on Friday, January 13. Mahnomen/Waubun will attempt to upgrade on its 5-7 season record.