The Cloquet Lumberjacks (Cloquet, MN) basketball toppled the host Esko Eskomos (Esko, MN), 68-48 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Lumberjacks now possess a 5-9 record. They play next when they host Pequot Lakes for a non-league bout on Saturday, January 4. Cloquet will play a Patriots team coming off a 55-21 non-league win over Robbinsdale Cooper (New Hope, MN). The Patriots record now stands at 7-1.

With the loss, Esko falls to 4-10 on the campaign. The Eskomos host Bemidji (Bemidji, MN) to play the Lumberjacks in a non-league bout on Saturday, January 4. The Lumberjacks go into the bout with a record of 8-4. Bemidji lost 58-55 in their recent league bout against Elk River (Elk River, MN)