The Blackduck Drakes ran past the host Laporte Wildcats basketball team by a final score of 62-47 in Tuesday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Drakes face the Pine River-Backus Tigers (Pine River, MN) in a non-league game, on Friday, January 12. Blackduck will attempt to move on its 2-7 season record. The Tigers enter the game with a 3-6 record after their 92-33 league win over Laporte (Laporte, MN).

With the defeat, Laporte moves to 0-6 on the year. The Wildcats travel to Hill City (Hill City, MN) to confront the Hornets in a non-league battle on Thursday, January 11. The Hornets come into the battle with a record of 5-4. Hill City won 68-64 in their recent non-league battle against Cromwell (Cromwell, MN)