In Thursday's non-league contest, the visiting Win-E-Mac Patriots basketball team scored a close 58-52 triumph over the Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal Titans.

The Patriots (7-12) will now prepare for their contest against Grygla-Gatzke (Grygla, MN). The Eagles go into the non-league contest with a 4-13 record. In their last contest, Grygla-Gatzke was tipped by Thief River Falls (Thief River Falls, MN), 56-38, in a non-league contest.

In their next game, the Titans battle the Lake Park-Audubon Raiders (Lake Park, MN) in a A Section 6 contest, on Saturday, February 1. Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal will attempt to better on its 8-10 season record. The Raiders go into the contest with a 4-19 record after their 70-44 non-league win over Bagley (Bagley, MN).