Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Pine City Dragons (Pine City, MN) and the visiting Rush City Tigers (Rush City, MN), saw Pine City's basketball squad overcome Rush City by a tally of 75-67.

With the victory, Pine City improves its record to 3-4 on the campaign. The Dragons travel to Chisago Lakes Area (Lindstrom, MN) to confront the Wildcats in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 7. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 3-5. Chisago Lakes Area lost 71-69 in their recent league challenge against St. Francis (St. Francis, MN)

Next up, the Tigers confront the Hinckley-Finlayson Jaguars (Hinckley, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 6. Rush City will attempt to improve on its 3-3 season record. The Jaguars come into the challenge with a 3-5 record after their 80-43 non-league win over Mille Lacs co-op [Isle/Onamia] (Isle, MN).