In Tuesday's non-league outing, the Henning Hornets (Henning, MN) basketball squad overwhelmed the visiting Verndale Pirates (Verndale, MN), by a count of 87-32.

The Hornets (10-2) will now prepare for their outing against New York Mills (New York Mills, MN). The Eagles go into the A Section 6 outing with a 0-12 record. In their last outing, New York Mills was crushed by Bertha-Hewitt (Bertha, MN), 70-61, in a non-league outing.

The Pirates now hold a 1-8 record. They play next when they travel to Bertha-Hewitt for a A Section 5 outing on Friday, January 12. Verndale will clash with a Bears squad coming off a 70-61 non-league win over New York Mills (New York Mills, MN). The Bears record now stands at 9-4.