The Minnewaska Area Lakers routed the visiting Litchfield Dragons basketball team by a final score of 71-36 in Thursday's league game.

In their next game, the Lakers face the B O L D Warriors (Olivia, MN) in a non-league game, on Friday, January 26. Minnewaska Area will attempt to move on its 12-5 season record. The Warriors enter the game with a 11-8 record after their 47-39 non-league loss to Sauk Centre (Sauk Centre, MN).

With the defeat, Litchfield moves to 5-13 on the year. The Dragons host Dassel-Cokato (Cokato, MN) to face the Chargers in a non-league game on Friday, January 26. The Chargers enter the game with a record of 9-7. Dassel-Cokato lost 68-41 in their recent non-league game against New London-Spicer (New London, MN)