North Branch Vikings (North Branch, MN) backers were in high spirits Saturday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting Rockford Rockets (Rockford, MN), 69-51 in a non-league bout.

With the win, North Branch upgrades its record to 2-1 on the season. The Vikings host Cloquet (Cloquet, MN) to play the Lumberjacks in a AAA Section 7 bout on Thursday, December 15. The Lumberjacks go into the bout with a record of 0-3. Cloquet lost 72-55 in their recent non-league bout against Esko (Esko, MN)