In Friday's non-league contest, the host Milaca Wolves basketball squad scored a tight 43-37 victory over the Pequot Lakes Patriots.

With the victory, Milaca advances its record to 6-1 on the year. The Wolves host St. Cloud Cathedral (St. Cloud, MN) to meet the Crusaders in a AA Section 6 battle on Tuesday, December 17. The Crusaders enter the battle with a record of 4-7. St. Cloud Cathedral won 65-46 in their recent non-league battle against Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial (Lake Crystal, MN)

The Patriots now own a 4-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Grand Rapids for a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 17. Pequot Lakes will meet a Thunderhawks squad coming off a 69-34 league loss to Hermantown (Hermantown, MN). The Thunderhawks record now stands at 2-5.