The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Esko Eskomos (Esko, MN) and the visiting Moose Lake/Willow River Rebels (Moose Lake, MN), observed Esko's basketball team overwhelm Moose Lake/Willow River by a margin of 79-51.

The Eskomos (14-4) will now prepare for their challenge against St. Cloud Cathedral (St. Cloud, MN). The Crusaders come into the non-league challenge with a 11-5 record. In their last challenge, St. Cloud Cathedral trounced Osakis (Osakis, MN), 65-62, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Rebels battle the South Ridge Panthers (Culver, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 4. Moose Lake/Willow River will attempt to better on its 10-7 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 11-6 record after their 94-59 league loss to Deer River (Deer River, MN).