The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Hermantown Hawks (Hermantown, MN) and the host Crookston Pirates (Crookston, MN), observed Hermantown's basketball team knock off Crookston by a tally of 67-53.

The Hawks now possess a 10-3 record. They play next when they travel to Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] for a AAA Section 7 bout on Tuesday, January 14. Hermantown will play a Wolverines team coming off a 79-64 non-league win over East Grand Forks (East Grand Forks, MN). The Wolverines record now stands at 13-4.

With the loss, Crookston falls to 4-9 on the campaign. The Pirates host Thief River Falls (Thief River Falls, MN) to play the Prowlers in a AA Section 8 bout on Tuesday, January 14. The Prowlers go into the bout with a record of 9-4. Thief River Falls won 77-69 in their recent league bout against Park Rapids (Park Rapids, MN)