Fans at Saturday's league challenge between the North Branch Vikings (North Branch, MN) and the visiting Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] Wolverines (Eveleth, MN), saw North Branch's basketball squad knock off Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] by a count of 86-78.

With the victory, North Branch upgrades its record to 8-6 on the campaign. The Vikings host Princeton (Princeton, MN) to play the Tigers in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 16. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 0-12. Princeton lost 98-86 in their recent league challenge against Becker (Becker, MN)

Next up, the Wolverines play the Cloquet Lumberjacks (Cloquet, MN) in a AAA Section 7 challenge, on Tuesday, January 16. Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] will attempt to upgrade on its 10-5 season record. The Lumberjacks come into the challenge with a 10-7 record after their 88-68 non-league win over Marshall (Duluth, MN).