The Verndale Pirates (Verndale, MN) basketball crushed the host Sebeka Trojans (Sebeka, MN), 54-14 in Friday's league bout.

The Pirates now possess a 1-4 record. They play next when they travel to Menahga for a non-league bout on Tuesday, December 17. Verndale will play a Braves team coming off a 70-33 non-league win over Staples-Motley (Staples, MN). The Braves record now stands at 7-0.

With the loss, Sebeka falls to 1-4 on the campaign. The Trojans host Long Prairie-Grey Eagle (Long Prairie, MN) to play the Thunder in a A Section 5 bout on Monday, December 16. The Thunder go into the bout with a record of 4-3. Long Prairie-Grey Eagle won 36-35 in their recent non-league bout against Minneapolis South (Minneapolis, MN)