Pine River-Backus Tigers (Pine River, MN) supporters left the game happy Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad run past the visiting Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Thunder (Long Prairie, MN), 76-67 in a league match.

With the victory, Pine River-Backus advances its record to 4-4 on the year. The Tigers travel to Kelliher/Northome (Northome, MN) to face the Mustangs in a non-league match on Tuesday, January 7. The Mustangs enter the match with a record of 4-1.

The Thunder now own a 1-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Benson for a non-league match on Monday, January 6. Long Prairie-Grey Eagle will face a squad coming off a 99-83 non-league loss to Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg (Kerkhoven, MN). The record now stands at 7-4.