The Cass Lake-Bena Panthers basketball squad (Cass Lake, MN), was outscored 71-55 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Wolves (Walker, MN)

With the victory, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley advances its record to 11-1 on the year. The Wolves host Verndale (Verndale, MN) to meet the Pirates in a A Section 5 battle on Friday, January 10. The Pirates enter the battle with a record of 1-8. Verndale lost 57-49 in their recent league battle against Mille Lacs co-op [Isle/Onamia] (Isle, MN)

The Panthers now own a 11-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Pine River-Backus for a non-league battle on Thursday, January 9. Cass Lake-Bena will meet a Tigers squad coming off a 59-45 non-league win over Pillager (Pillager, MN). The Tigers record now stands at 10-3.