Pine City Dragons (Pine City, MN) boosters left the game satisfied Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad nudge the host Esko Eskomos (Esko, MN), 61-60 in a non-league match.

With the victory, Pine City upgrades its record to 5-3 on the year. The Dragons travel to Cloquet (Cloquet, MN) to face the Lumberjacks in a non-league match on Saturday, December 28. The Lumberjacks enter the match with a record of 3-6. Cloquet won 61-45 in their recent league match against Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids, MN)

The Eskomos now sport a 4-7 record. They put it on the line next when they host Annandale for a non-league match on Saturday, December 21.