In Tuesday's league match, the visiting Pine River-Backus Tigers basketball team scored a decisive 73-25 triumph over the Laporte Wildcats.

In their next game, the Tigers meet the Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Wolves (Walker, MN) in a A Section 5 match, on Thursday, January 18. Pine River-Backus will attempt to better on its 5-9 season record. The Wolves enter the match with a 11-4 record after their 64-56 league win over Kelliher/Northome (Northome, MN).

With the defeat, Laporte moves to 3-24 on the year. The Wildcats host Michigan City (Michigan City, IN) to meet the Wolves in a non-league match on Friday, January 19. The Wolves enter the match with a record of 3-14. Michigan City lost 59-40 in their recent non-league match against Culver Academies (Culver, IN)