Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Floodwood Polar Bears (Floodwood, MN) and the host East Central Eagles (Sandstone, MN), saw Floodwood's basketball squad wallop East Central by a tally of 62-37.

With the victory, Floodwood improves its record to 5-3 on the campaign. The Polar Bears host McGregor (McGregor, MN) to confront the Mercuries in a A Section 7 challenge on Thursday, January 4. The Mercuries come into the challenge with a record of 5-3. McGregor won 61-51 in their recent non-league challenge against Two Harbors (Two Harbors, MN)

Next up, the Eagles confront the Braham Bombers (Braham, MN) in a A Section 5 challenge, on Thursday, January 4. East Central will attempt to improve on its 3-7 season record. The Bombers come into the challenge with a 9-0 record after their 69-66 non-league win over Cromwell (Cromwell, MN).