The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Pequot Lakes Patriots (Pequot Lakes, MN) and the visiting Perham Yellowjackets (Perham, MN), observed Pequot Lakes's basketball team knock off Perham by a score of 51-42.

The Patriots (9-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Foley (Foley, MN). The Falcons come into the non-league challenge with a 4-7 record. In their last challenge, Foley prevailed over Pierz (Pierz, MN), 65-60, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Yellowjackets encounter the Breckenridge Cowboys (Breckenridge, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. Perham will attempt to improve on its 7-6 season record. The Cowboys go into the bout with a 8-7 record after their 57-55 non-league win over Wahpeton (Wahpeton, ND).