The Blackduck Drakes basketball squad (Blackduck, MN), was crushed 77-34 in Thursday's league battle with the host Cass Lake-Bena Panthers (Cass Lake, MN)

With the victory, Cass Lake-Bena advances its record to 3-4 on the year. The Panthers host Fosston (Fosston, MN) to meet the Greyhounds in a A Section 8 battle on Friday, December 20. The Greyhounds enter the battle with a record of 4-2. Fosston won 54-39 in their recent league battle against Polk County West [Climax/Fisher] (Climax, MN)

The Drakes now own a 0-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Win-E-Mac for a A Section 8 battle on Friday, December 20. Blackduck will meet a Patriots squad coming off a 74-67 league loss to Warren-Alvarado-Oslo (Warren, MN). The Patriots record now stands at 1-5.