The Hill City/Northland basketball team scored 74 points and restricted the host Laporte Wildcats to 32 in the non-league victory on Tuesday.

The now sport a 11-8 record. They put it on the line next when they host North Woods for a A Section 7 match on Friday, February 2. Hill City/Northland will meet a grizzlies team coming off a 68-66 league win over Deer River (Deer River, MN). The grizzlies record now stands at 11-8.

With the defeat, Laporte moves to 2-24 on the year. The Wildcats host Cass Lake-Bena (Cass Lake, MN) to meet the Panthers in a non-league match on Thursday, February 1. The Panthers enter the match with a record of 11-4. Cass Lake-Bena won 90-50 in their recent league match against Red Lake County Central (Oklee, MN)