The Verndale Pirates basketball team scored 73 points and limited the visiting Bertha-Hewitt Bears to 65 in the Pirates league triumph on Tuesday.

The Pirates now have a 7-6 record. They play next when they travel to New York Mills for a non-league game on Friday, January 24. Verndale will confront a Eagles team coming off a 85-49 league loss to Henning (Henning, MN). The Eagles record now stands at 3-8.

With the loss, Bertha-Hewitt falls to 2-10 on the campaign. The Bears travel to Henning (Henning, MN) to confront the Hornets in a non-league game on Friday, January 24. The Hornets go into the game with a record of 14-2. Henning won 85-49 in their recent league game against New York Mills (New York Mills, MN)