The Crookston Pirates basketball team (Crookston, MN), was toppled 76-63 in Thursday's non-league battle with the visiting Red Lake County Central Mustangs (Oklee, MN)

The Mustangs now possess a 12-0 record. They put it on the line next when they host Win-E-Mac for a non-league battle on Friday, January 19. Red Lake County Central will confront a Patriots team coming off a 76-66 league win over Goodridge/Grygla (Goodridge, MN). The Patriots record now stands at 11-4.

The Pirates (3-11) will now prepare for their battle against Frazee (Frazee, MN). The Hornets come into the non-league battle with a 3-10 record. In their last battle, Frazee was toppled by Thief River Falls (Thief River Falls, MN), 59-51, in a non-league battle.