The Cloquet Lumberjacks basketball squad (Cloquet, MN), was crushed 75-48 in Friday's league battle with the host Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] Wolverines (Eveleth, MN)

With the victory, Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] advances its record to 8-0 on the year. The Wolverines host Proctor (Proctor, MN) to meet the Rails in a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 17. The Rails enter the battle with a record of 10-0. Proctor won 75-35 in their recent non-league battle against St. Francis (St. Francis, MN)

The Lumberjacks now own a 2-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Hermantown for a AAA Section 7 battle on Tuesday, December 17. Cloquet will meet a Hawks squad coming off a 69-34 league win over Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids, MN). The Hawks record now stands at 5-2.