The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Pillager Huskies (Pillager, MN) and the host Verndale Pirates (Verndale, MN), observed Pillager's basketball team overwhelm Verndale by a score of 67-35.

The Huskies (6-12) will now prepare for their challenge against Upsala (Upsala, MN). The Cardinals come into the non-league challenge with a 11-7 record. In their last challenge, Upsala was routed by Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (Grove City, MN), 57-54, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Pirates battle the Browerville Tigers (Browerville, MN) in a A Section 5 challenge, on Tuesday, February 4. Verndale will attempt to improve on its 2-16 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 3-18 record after their 57-30 league loss to Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa (Belgrade, MN).