Fans at Thursday's league battle between the Rush City Tigers (Rush City, MN) and the host Pine City Dragons (Pine City, MN), witnessed Rush City's basketball squad hold off Pine City by a count of 53-46.

With the victory, Rush City advances its record to 2-1 on the year. The Tigers host Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted (Howard Lake, MN) to meet the Lakers in a non-league battle on Friday, December 12. The Lakers enter the battle with a record of 2-0. Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted won 82-60 in their recent non-league battle against Eden Valley-Watkins (Eden Valley, MN)

The Dragons now own a 1-4 record. They play next when they travel to Moose Lake/Willow River for a non-league challenge on Monday, December 15. Pine City will battle a Rebels team coming off a 62-33 non-league win over North Woods (Cook, MN). The Rebels record now stands at 2-1.