The Pine River-Backus Tigers basketball squad (Pine River, MN), was crushed 67-39 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the visiting Royalton Royals (Royalton, MN)

With the victory, Royalton advances its record to 6-0 on the year. The Royals travel to Kimball (Kimball, MN) to meet the Cubs in a AA Section 6 battle on Thursday, December 19. The Cubs enter the battle with a record of 5-3. Kimball won 63-39 in their recent league battle against Mora (Mora, MN)

The Tigers now own a 7-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Park Rapids for a non-league battle on Thursday, December 19. Pine River-Backus will meet a Panthers squad coming off a 79-41 league loss to Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton (Glyndon, MN). The Panthers record now stands at 1-6.